Marie Urbina, LPCC, LMHC

Marie Urbina is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life changes. She uses clear, practical methods and keeps sessions focused on what matters most to each person. With a calm, respectful manner she listens and helps clients set goals they can work toward between sessions.

She brings 12 years of experience as an LPCC and an LMHC practicing in California. Her style is warm and direct. Sessions emphasize realistic tools people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.

Marie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. She also draws on client-centered techniques to make space for each person's priorities, and mindfulness to build present-moment skills for coping with stress. Together these approaches support clearer thinking, better sleep habits, and stronger emotion regulation.

Work with Marie often includes short, practical exercises and small experiments between sessions. She helps clients break big problems into manageable steps, reframe upsetting thoughts, and try new ways of communicating. Progress is measured by whether new strategies improve daily life.

Marie supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, career concerns, anger, self-esteem issues, and chronic health challenges. She also addresses specific focuses like attachment or blended family dynamics when relevant. Her aim is to help people find workable changes that fit their lives.

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Marie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments and exercises that can be tried between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change habits.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on each person's goals and values. This approach emphasizes listening and collaboration so clients guide the pace and topics of therapy. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she brings in to help calm the body, reduce reactivity, and build steady attention for dealing with stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help weigh options and adjust methods based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Progress is collaborative and may blend two or more approaches over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone can be lighter on bandwidth, chat is good for quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and health needs.