- Person-centered approach
- Attachment informed
- Skills focused
About Marla
Marla Flores Reves is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She offers steady, straightforward support for people trying to regain confidence and find clearer direction in their lives. Her tone is warm and practical, aimed at people who want help making everyday changes that matter.
She brings 27 years of clinical experience in California to her work and focuses on issues like parenting strain, caregiver stress, grief, addictions, and mood concerns including depression and bipolar. Her practice also addresses intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, career concerns, and life transitions. Marla works with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and attends to multicultural factors in therapy.
Her approach is person-centered and attachment-informed. She listens closely to each person’s story and helps them name patterns that get in the way. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change behavior.
Sessions emphasize practical skills and self-compassion. Clients learn tools to manage anxiety, improve communication, and rebuild self-worth. Marla also integrates mindfulness and existential ideas to help people explore values and a sense of meaning when life feels uncertain.
Her practice supports long-term coping and short-term problem solving. People who want a therapist who balances empathy with concrete steps often find her approach useful. To start, clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule sessions according to availability.
She brings 27 years of clinical experience in California to her work and focuses on issues like parenting strain, caregiver stress, grief, addictions, and mood concerns including depression and bipolar. Her practice also addresses intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, career concerns, and life transitions. Marla works with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and attends to multicultural factors in therapy.
Her approach is person-centered and attachment-informed. She listens closely to each person’s story and helps them name patterns that get in the way. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change behavior.
Sessions emphasize practical skills and self-compassion. Clients learn tools to manage anxiety, improve communication, and rebuild self-worth. Marla also integrates mindfulness and existential ideas to help people explore values and a sense of meaning when life feels uncertain.
Her practice supports long-term coping and short-term problem solving. People who want a therapist who balances empathy with concrete steps often find her approach useful. To start, clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule sessions according to availability.