Marie Urbina, LPCC, LMHC

Marie Urbina is a licensed counselor with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life changes. She uses straightforward, practical talk to help clients figure out next steps. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she focuses on the person in front of her.

Marie works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting stress, sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career questions. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment challenges, blended family issues, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and body image concerns. The list of focus areas reflects the kinds of issues she commonly addresses in sessions.

Her approach centers on the client's priorities. She uses client-centered methods to listen and help clients name clear goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is part of her toolkit when patterns of thought and behavior need practical change.

Marie also draws on mindfulness techniques to help with stress and emotional regulation, and she uses motivational interviewing to support people making changes. Narrative therapy ideas help people rewrite how they think about themselves and their stories.

She holds the LPCC credential and the LMHC credential, and she practices in California. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Marie commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy. That means sessions begin with listening and following the client's lead to set goals and priorities. This approach helps when people need a respectful space to sort out feelings and decide what to change.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood shifts because it gives clear tools and small practice steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit the person's needs. If something doesn’t click, adjustments are part of the process and are made collaboratively.

For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can often make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can guide how to structure sessions so they match routines and goals without requiring major schedule changes.