Marie Urbina , LPCC, LMHC

Marie Urbina is a licensed counselor with 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, parenting strain, and career questions. She practices from California and uses straightforward, respectful language in sessions. Marie listens closely and helps clients set clear, realistic goals they can work toward.

Her sessions are client-centered and collaborative. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build practical skills. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help clients manage overwhelming feelings and improve sleep and day-to-day coping.

Marie also draws on motivational interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change, and narrative work to help people reframe painful experiences. She usually blends approaches to match what each person needs and prefers.

Over 12 years she has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including abandonment and attachment issues, body image and self-esteem struggles, blended family and parenting stress, chronic illness or pain, and caregiver burden. She also addresses communication problems, commitment or codependency issues, and life transitions.

Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and goal-focused. Sessions aim to be practical - building tools for daily life rather than only discussing problems. Marie helps people take small, concrete steps toward the changes they want.

Clients meet with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, depending on what fits each person’s needs and schedule.

Approaches that guide online care

Marie often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely, respecting each person’s perspective, and helping them set their own goals. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most to them.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active and teaches step-by-step skills to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, sleep issues, low mood, and patterns that affect relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to try methods that match their needs and preferences, adjusting strategies over time. That means together they set goals, test what helps, and shift course if needed.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins, tracking progress, or days when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.