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Dr. Marva Bourne, LMFT

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Marva

Dr. Marva Bourne brings nine years as a licensed marriage and family therapist to her practice in California, guiding people through a wide range of emotional and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family dynamics, and ADHD among other issues. Her experience also includes work with adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and related multicultural and life-purpose questions.

Her style blends evidence-based methods with a relational emphasis, helping clients make practical changes while exploring underlying patterns. Dr.

Bourne uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors, emotionally-focused strategies to strengthen bonds, and attachment-based perspectives to understand early relational impacts. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that balances symptom relief with deeper insight, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and goals.

Sessions are offered in multiple online formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-based work helps explore how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses, offering a way to understand persistent relational and attachment concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be especially useful for anxiety, mood, and many daily functioning challenges. Emotionally-focused interventions aim to strengthen emotional connection and repair interactions in close relationships, supporting couples and individuals working on intimacy-related issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined collaboratively. The therapist partners with each person to weigh needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so treatment feels personally relevant and practical rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy with this clinician is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations within California. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session styles, and integrate therapy into a busy life while working toward concrete coping strategies and relational change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
The practice addresses a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and family problems, addictions, eating and sleeping concerns, and ADHD among other areas.
What is the therapist's general therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach combines attachment-informed, client-centered work with evidence-based techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused methods to balance skill-building and relational insight.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has nine years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families across a variety of concerns and settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California; her license is listed as CA LMFT 106544.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Marva can help with

Dr. Marva Bourne works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

Marva works with individuals, couples, and families.

Marva works with trauma.

How Marva approaches therapy

Marva's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Marva is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 9 years of clinical experience.