Dr. Marva Bourne, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Marva

Dr. Marva Bourne is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a broad range of emotional and behavioral issues.

She works directly with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. Dr. Bourne also addresses trauma, grief, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD.

She trained extensively in marriage and family therapy and brings experience with foster and adoptive families.

Background and approach

That background informs her work with attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and adoption and foster care matters. Her practice includes response to infidelity, isolation and loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Dr.

Bourne uses several practical approaches in sessions. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and early bonds. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking habits that keep problems going.

She also integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method for couples work when appropriate. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions aim to solve real problems and build skills parents and families can use between meetings.

She helps people talk through difficult moments, try small changes, and track what works. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, chat, or text messaging. Costs vary by location and depend on the subscription plan, which can be canceled at any time.

To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches for families and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. In plain terms this helps parents and partners see patterns that repeat and find kinder ways to respond. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust them to fit family life and parenting needs rather than sticking to one fixed plan.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit busy schedules. These formats let parents join from home, coordinate around children's routines, and keep work and family commitments. The range of options also makes it easier to follow up between sessions and use brief check-ins when problems arise.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting, and ADHD among other concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She helps clients identify small changes, practice new skills, and track progress over time.

What training and background does she have?

She holds a doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has nine years of clinical experience working in related settings.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, CA LMFT 106544, practicing in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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