licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #119448
Clinical Supervisor

therapist for spiritual integration in long beach, ca — Who I Work With

**Teens**, **emerging adults**, **individuals**, and **couples** with an approach to therapy grounded in warmth, empathy, and a genuine desire to help people find hope and lasting healing.
Specialties
Anxiety and Depression
Relational intimacy and relationship issues
Grief and Loss
Trauma and Betrayal Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Early childhood wounds
Divorce
Life transitions
Parenting
Spiritual integration

About

Taking the first step toward counseling can feel vulnerable and overwhelming — and it takes courage. You don’t have to take that step alone. I will be here with you.

Clients often describe me as compassionate, encouraging, and deeply attuned. I meet you right where you are, gently inviting new perspectives while fostering curiosity, reflection, and discovery. I believe you are inherently valuable and worthy, and it is an honor to witness your story — your hurts, grief, pain, resilience, and triumphs.

How I can Help

My work is grounded in a trauma-informed psychodynamic and attachment-based perspective. I understand that many of the patterns we carry into adulthood were formed in our earliest relationships. These early experiences shape how we connect, protect ourselves, and experience intimacy. Together, we explore these relational patterns with compassion rather than shame, helping you develop insight into behaviors and dynamics that may no longer serve you. Through this process, you can begin to form more secure, emotionally healthy relationships with others and with yourself.

Grief is a deeply personal and sacred process, and it often unfolds in ways that feel confusing or isolating. Whether you are mourning the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, or the life you once imagined, I provide a space where your grief can be expressed and honored. I do not believe grief has a timeline. Together, we create room for the many emotions that accompany loss while helping you integrate your grief into your story in a meaningful and compassionate way.

I also work with individuals healing from betrayal trauma. Experiences such as infidelity or relational betrayal can deeply disrupt a person’s sense of safety, trust, and identity. These experiences often activate attachment wounds and can lead to anxiety, hypervigilance, anger, or deep sadness. In our work together, we focus on restoring a sense of stability and self-trust while helping you reclaim your voice, strengthen boundaries, and rediscover your worth.

By tending to the mind, soul, and spirit, I help clients understand and make sense of their story, find healing, and experience life more fully.

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What I Do in My Free Time

In my free time, I enjoy beach sunsets, cozy spaces, long walks, deep conversations, laughing with friends, traveling and discovering new places.

Education

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy; Azusa Pacific University
Secondary Education Teaching Credential; University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; California State University, Long Beach

Certifications/Advanced Training/Memberships

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained, EMDR Institute; evidence-based treatment for trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Certified Partner Trauma Therapist (CPTT); facilitates healing for partners who have experienced infidelity, betrayal trauma, or partners of sex and porn addiction
Prepare and Enrich, a comprehensive assessment tool used in both premarital and marriage therapy
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

Schedule a Free Consultation with Marcia

Long Beach • Virtual
marcia@soulrestorationproject.org
714-262-4445, ext. 10