Marie Urbina

Marie Urbina is a licensed counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and stressful life moments. She has 12 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, anger, relationship strain, sleep problems, and career or parenting stress. Marie uses a direct, respectful style and aims to make sessions practical and understandable for busy lives.

Her approach centers on the person in front of her. Sessions are client-centered, so goals come from the client and guide the work. Marie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors, and she uses mindfulness to help bring down reactive emotions in the moment.

She also incorporates solution-focused and motivational strategies to set small, achievable steps and build momentum. Narrative ideas help people reframe painful stories they tell about themselves or their relationships. Marie describes her manner as warm, nonjudgmental, and validating while staying focused on clear goals.

Marie has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, chronic health issues, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and commitment struggles, and a wide range of personality and communication problems. She mixes practical skill-building with gentle exploration of past events that still affect daily life.

Sessions are offered in English and take into account each person’s schedule and responsibilities. Marie encourages people to start small, try a plan, and adjust goals as progress unfolds. The focus is on useful changes that fit real life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person and follows their goals. Online sessions can use this approach to set priorities and check progress between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anger and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises that can be practiced during short breaks or before sleep to calm reactivity.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most useful and try different methods if needed. That collaborative process helps shape an approach that fits the person’s needs, goals, and day-to-day routine.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce time spent traveling, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to practice CBT exercises or mindfulness tools in the moments they matter, so skills can be applied directly to everyday challenges.