Dr. Marva Bourne, LMFT
Insightful therapist focused on clearer responses
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Marva works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marva
Dr. Marva Bourne is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings nine years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and anger.
Dr. Bourne listens carefully and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She earned advanced degrees in marriage and family therapy and education counseling, and has worked with people affected by adoption and foster care.
Her background includes attention to how early childhood trauma and attachment patterns affect emotions and behavior later in life.
Background and approach
That perspective shapes the way she approaches therapy. In sessions she leans on approaches like attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Those tools are used to uncover patterns, try new ways of responding, and build clearer communication.
Dr. Bourne also draws on emotion-focused ideas when feelings feel intense or confusing. Sessions are aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.
She helps people address parenting strain, intimacy concerns, obsessions and compulsions, sleep and eating issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with addictions, ADHD, social anxiety, panic, and career stress. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
People can expect a focus on goals, small experiments between sessions, and regular check-ins about progress. The emphasis is on useful skills and clearer relationships rather than labels or long lectures.
What Marva works with
Everything Marva lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marva's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Marva lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. In online sessions this might mean mapping patterns that repeat in friendships or partnerships and practicing new ways to ask for connection and support.Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and understood. The therapist listens without judgment, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions. This is useful when someone needs space to process grief, shame, or major life changes.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include short experiments and homework to test new responses to anxiety, panic, obsessions, or anger.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match a person's situation, and adjust plans as needed. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to use and when to shift focus.
Online delivery offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues for relationship work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins, shorter appointments, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Marva
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns like attachment or multicultural issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and practical. She uses client-centered listening plus techniques from attachment work and cognitive behavioral methods to address patterns and try small changes.
What is her background in therapy?
She has nine years of clinical experience and training in marriage and family therapy and education counseling, with work involving adoption and foster care contexts and attention to early childhood trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential (CA LMFT) and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.