Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Marla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marla
Marla Flores Reves is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 27 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She works with individuals who feel stuck by relationship struggles, parenting strain, grief, or shifting identity. Her style is direct and warm, suited to someone who wants practical change and steady support.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small, concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Marla combines talk with simple mental tools so people can manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. Her work pays attention to how early attachment and relationship history shape current reactions. That lens helps when anger, intimacy issues, or codependency come up.
She also brings cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. Mindfulness exercises and narrative approaches are woven in when they help a person slow down and make sense of their story. This mix can be useful for depression, bipolar mood concerns, chronic stress, or sleeping problems.
Marla also supports people facing caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, and life changes. Based in California, she sees people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Marla works with
Everything Marla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marla's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marla lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions use this lens to notice patterns in closeness, trust, and anger, and to practice new ways of relating in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical actions. Over video or phone, clients learn simple exercises to challenge thinking, manage anxiety, and change behavior between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort with online formats. That means adjusting pace, mixing exercises, and checking in about what helps most as therapy continues.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full session feel and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are brief options for quick check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These choices make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, or caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Marla
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family stress, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. She blends attachment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and narrative work to create steps people can try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 27 years of clinical experience supporting diverse clients through transitions, caregiving stress, and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, listed as CA LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.