- Practical coping steps
- Values-based work
- Skill focused
About Marlene
Marlene Favors is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and low self-esteem. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings to feel steadier and more in control.
Marlene has 11 years of experience as an LMFT licensed in California. She often helps people navigating big life changes such as divorce or midlife shifts, and those coping with attachment wounds, abandonment, or caregiver strain. Her work also addresses problems like isolation, guilt, anger, and struggles with substance use.
In session she combines strategies from several evidence-based approaches. She uses tools from cognitive-behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and from acceptance-based methods to clarify values and tolerate strong emotions. Motivational interviewing techniques help when someone is wrestling with change, and skills from dialectical behavior work support emotion regulation and better communication.
Marlene aims to create a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can name problems and try realistic solutions. She emphasizes small, manageable steps and practices people can use at home to build confidence and self-respect. Progress is typically a mix of insight and hands-on skill building.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. People interested in working together start by using the continue button on this profile, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
Marlene has 11 years of experience as an LMFT licensed in California. She often helps people navigating big life changes such as divorce or midlife shifts, and those coping with attachment wounds, abandonment, or caregiver strain. Her work also addresses problems like isolation, guilt, anger, and struggles with substance use.
In session she combines strategies from several evidence-based approaches. She uses tools from cognitive-behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and from acceptance-based methods to clarify values and tolerate strong emotions. Motivational interviewing techniques help when someone is wrestling with change, and skills from dialectical behavior work support emotion regulation and better communication.
Marlene aims to create a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can name problems and try realistic solutions. She emphasizes small, manageable steps and practices people can use at home to build confidence and self-respect. Progress is typically a mix of insight and hands-on skill building.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. People interested in working together start by using the continue button on this profile, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.