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Marla Flores Reves, LMFT

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Marla

Marla Flores Reves is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 27 years of clinical experience who works with people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, addiction, mood concerns, and other complex life issues.

Background and approach

She frames therapy as a collaborative exploration that helps clients make sense of patterns, strengthen self-understanding, and develop practical strategies for coping and growth. Her work integrates several evidence-based and relational approaches to tailor care to each client.

Marla combines Internal Family Systems ideas with attachment-informed and client-centered methods, and draws on cognitive-behavioral and existential perspectives when helpful. This blend supports clients facing parenting or caregiver stress, identity and intimacy concerns, career shifts, and chronic health or neurodiversity-related challenges.

Practicing in California, Marla emphasizes cultural responsiveness and an affirming stance toward LGBT concerns, aging and geriatric issues, and a wide range of interpersonal and emotional difficulties. She aims to create a steady therapeutic relationship from which clients can explore change, build resilience, and work toward clearer values and more satisfying daily living.

How relational approaches translate to online therapy

Internal Family Systems invites clients to notice and dialog with different internal parts to reduce overwhelm and build inner cooperation; this approach can be especially useful for stress, anxiety, trauma-related material, and self-esteem work when practiced with a therapist who guides internal noticing and compassionate curiosity. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and the ways early bonds shape current connection and safety; online sessions can help explore communication habits, attachment needs, and repairing relational ruptures through reflective conversation and skill-building. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that supports self-discovery and personal agency, offering space for clients to lead sessions while the therapist mirrors understanding and acceptance.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marla will work collaboratively with each person to identify which combination of methods best fits their history, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it possible to access consistent care from different locations and at flexible times. These options support clients managing busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility and health constraints while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional who can guide skills practice, reflection, and ongoing planning.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marla work with?
She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and grief, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, blending Internal Family Systems ideas with attachment-informed, cognitive-behavioral, existential, and narrative elements to match each client’s needs.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 27 years of practice experience working across cultural and life-stage issues, caregiver support, and diverse interpersonal concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She practices in California and holds the license CA LMFT 35038 as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and the therapist’s availability.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English