Marla Flores Reves, LMFT

Marla Flores Reves is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and big life changes. She welcomes clients who want practical steps, clearer thinking, and steadier emotional ground.

She uses straightforward tools to address day-to-day problems like sleep disruption, anger, low self-esteem, and struggles with addiction or mood. Sessions focus on small, usable changes that fit a person’s life. Marla draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.

Her work also attends to connection and history. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early bonds affect current relationships. Client-centered listening ensures each person’s experience shapes the goals and pace of therapy.

Marla has practiced in California for 27 years as an LMFT, which means she has long experience supporting people through transitions such as divorce, caregiving stress, career shifts, and aging-related concerns. She often helps people manage trauma reactions, compassion fatigue, and the complexities of co-occurring issues.

Therapy usually blends skills practice, reflective talk, and mindfulness exercises when helpful. Marla aims to build coping strategies that feel realistic and sustainable. She works with English-speaking adults who want steady, practical support while they work toward clearer priorities and healthier routines.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and what they do

CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people recognize unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new responses to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change behaviors that get in the way of goals.

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It is useful for people who want to understand recurring relationship conflicts, improve trust, or shift how they relate to partners and close others.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes respectful listening and tailoring sessions to each person’s pace. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helping them explore concerns and decide which changes matter most.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to pick approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different routines. Video is useful for fuller interaction and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat or text work well for brief check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or when travel would be difficult.