Marva Bourne, DMFT, CA | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(54 reviews)

DMFT, LMFT Dr. Marva Bourne

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Dr. Marva Bourne is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: DMFT, LMFT Years in Practice: 5 State: California

Hello. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with almost twenty years experience working with individuals, couples, and families. In my capacity as a therapist I address issues related to trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting issues. My education and training includes a a doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University, a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a masters degree in Education Counseling. My experience has broadened to encompass social work, and in this capacity I have been afforded the ability to work with troubled teens and families who have fostered or adopted children. I work using the modalities of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy. My area of focus is on the neurobiological effects of early childhood trauma and how this impacts an individual's life trajectory and outcomes. I invite you to take this journey of self-discovery to awareness and healing with me.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Addictions Family conflicts Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Coping with life changes ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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She was very helpful and very down to earth. Explained everything really well and helped me understand a lot of things of myself. Very honest and supportive and genuinely wants to help and grow with you.

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My life is transforming because of Dr.Bourne

She is amazing , insightful, and compassionate

A professional and kind person, with great insight. She has provided beneficial supplemental resources.

So far, I really enjoy working with its Marva. She is an excellent listener and provides thoughtful feedback. I’m looking forward to what the future will bring!

Marva is beyond wonderful! She is so attentive, understanding, wise, empathetic, knowledgeable and thoughtful. I was so worried about starting therapy and finding the right fit for me. I have seen a positive impact in my life since beginning sessions with Marva. I’m truly blessed to have her as my therapist.

My therapist is very open minded, which makes me feel safe and sharing with her my variety of concerns and challenges that I am dealing with and have had to deal with. She really makes the extra mile to help me out and I really appreciate that She does not impose any of her own beliefs on me, and appreciates whatever I share with her. I highly highly recommend her she is very dear to me. She takes a ton of weight off of me and shows me how to deal with all the different stresses That I have. Anyone would be very lucky to have her as a therapist

She’s great! Very knowledgeable, kind, warm, patient, gives me the sense and feeling that she can really help me. Offers valuable insight.

It’s been great working with Marva Bourne. Her calm demeanor allows me to open up. She gives great homework to work on that I feel has helped me in the process of healing.

I am blessed to have been paired with Marva. There are no words to describe how she has helped me.

Marvel it is a wonderful therapist. She’s very compassionate, professional, and wonderful. She has really helped me out tremendously. Remember you need to do your part she can provide tools and help you which she does you need to do your part of doing the work to work through things and she helps you with that. She is a divine so I’m so happy to have her as my therapist.

Marva has been wonderful! Helping to guide me through my journey and helping to make me feel seen and heard, would highly recommend!

I really appreciate Marvel’s experience and understanding that she has with my situation. I’m looking forward to meet with her again . Thank you

Just awesome

Marva Bourne was very warm and did a great job listening then identifying my concerns. She helped me see a clear picture of what I needed to do me help me solve my concerns and feel better. I love that she also provides a follow up summary and helpful resources.

I really appreciate that Marva cares and looks at the Situation as a neutral party.

I love working with Marva and I continue to hopefully work with her

Marva has been a big help in sorting out my thoughts and making sense of situations. Marva gives logical advice that is easy to approach and makes it easy to apply new skills/technics. I am happy and grateful to have her as my therapist as we continue to get to the bottom of things.

Marva is kind and listens to our concerns.

Marva's a wonderful therapist! She was just the person that I needed to talk to. She's great at listening, insightful, and great with feedback. She gives recaps for every session, and suggests reading material and worksheets that I find to be helpful! She's very highly recommended!

I learned so much about my self and my healing journey. I’m appreciative of the time spent with Marva, she’s a fantastic therapist.

Marva is highly recommended by me. I have had some very complicated situations and she has helped me in the way of how I can protect myself and giving great so to speak motherly advice she’s very professional and very down to earth I am so happy to have her I feel safer and that if I have a situation she With her expertise and wisdom with a ton of compassion will be able to help me see a different viewpoint on how to handle it she’s just wonderful if you would like to have a wonderful therapist who is really there for you please schedule with her she is very much there for you. I love her dearly she makes the extra effort God bless her she saved me through a very very difficult time and I know she will also save you

Marva is a godsend, I still can’t believe that I was paired up with her! I am so grateful to work with someone who is a little more similar to me culturally. I appreciate the way she has been able to guide me through this process. Marva has an ability to keep focus on the important thing I am wanting to work through. I pray that I can continue to work with Marva for a very long time. This has truly been the easiest therapy experience I have had. I would highly recommend Marva to anyone.

Marva is calm and professional and offers good, helpful advice.

She’s a good therapist for family issues

I enjoy speaking with Marva. I feel heard and understood, because she’s patient with me. Marva has been a great mental healthcare provider and I’m lucky to have been paired with her.

I’m receiving helpful books and ideas.

Marva does her job the way I’ve always wanted a therapist to do their job. She is very fast at responding. She takes a lot of notes so that way she is in the loop. After the session she sends me a voice memo of what we talked about. For the first time I feel so heard by a therapist

When I had met Marla for the first time on video. I was so happy to see such a lovely soul. Marva is very smart and kind. She has wonderful listening skills. Marvel gets to the core of who you really are by starting from your childhood and asking you questions that you may have not thought about that could be affecting you unconsciously. I have been able to grow as a person with her help. It’s not always easy to do the inner work and see who you really are. But it is important to do that because then you have self-awareness and you can move on to be the person that you’re meant to be. I’m so thankful to Marva.

Marva has opened my eyes about my own personal problems as well as giving me encouraging words to help me understand why I feel the way I feel. Being able to have someone to talk to about everything that’s on my mind is so wonderful.

Sometimes all we need is someone to listen, support, and understand! I love that Marva listens to everything without me feeling crazy. So far my sessions have been amazing and I’m looking forward to speaking with her again.

Dr. Bourne is a great therapist. She’s knowledgeable, relatable and is able to hone into the actual issue and offer tools to deal with it.

I look forward to every session I have with Marva! She is so great and has provided me with so much guidance.

Marva listens to me and always gives me advice that is understandable and able to use. She has given me the confidence I need to get through the situation. I am much happier overall.

Dr. Marva Bourne is a lovely, effervescent soul. She harbors an innate calmness that grants a safe space to process. I'd recommend her to anyone who struggles to place their own peace and joy at the forefront of their decisions. I leave my sessions knowing I can be more confident in myself and my decisions thanks to Dr. Bourne's reassurance and insight.

Marva helped me through a very difficult time in my life. She helped me to process my emotions and move forward in a positive way. I am so grateful for her support and I would not have been able to process my grief as well if I had not been working with her.

I feel like Marva was put on this planet to be my therapist. In just the few months I have been taking with her, I have grown emotionally more than I thought I was capable of.

Marva is the type of therapist who helps you understand the events which caused you to act the way you do, but more importantly, she offers guidance on how to heal the emotions and move past them.

My experience with Marva has been very good, I appreciate the wise counsel I’ve received.

Marva is great! She listens and provides great insight and solutions to help you out. Totally recommend!

Amazing Lady

I am really enjoying my time with Marva. She’s helping me to navigate past trauma and is the first therapist I’ve had that suggested an attachment style issue. I look forward to the things I am continually learning from her and I appreciate her patient guidance.

Marva has a way of listening and interacting that just allows you to feel comfortable sharing your thoughts. She is great at reassuring you, while still challenging those negative feelings you possess. Truly a caring individual.

She's great. No complaints.

BetterHelp is the first place that I have sought out therapy, and I will say I’m very pleased with the experience so far. Marva has made me feel extremely comfortable in just a few sessions, while offering very valuable feedback, suggestions, and even exercises to improve what I am working on with her. She demonstrates that she cares a lot for her clients by taking time out of her day to check on you and reiterate what you’ve discussed in your sessions. It’s very helpful if you need to go back and listen again. Highly recommend her.

She is absolutely amazing! A truly incredible therapist with Christ convictions

Marva has helped me beyond what I expected from these sessions. She is a valuable asset to your program.

Marva has taken great care and energy to listen to what I'm going through and provide most fitting counsel and help. I really appreciate Marva and am glad that she is my therapist.

Thank-you Marva for all of your help!

Hands down, best counselor I’ve ever worked with. I can tell she is very passionate about what she does.

Marva is amazing!! I am so thankful I took this leap with Better Help!

In the short time I've been working with Marva, she has helped me by listening and supporting me and giving me concrete ideas and tasks to help me through the rough time I was experiencing.

I’ve only just begun my sessions with Marva but in the time that I have gotten to speak with her, she has been able to make me feel so comfortable and understood. In a world where I always felt that no one could, she was able to make me feel normal. I’m very excited to continue on with her, she makes me feel very safe and hopeful ! She is always prepared for our sessions and takes in everything I say. I can really tell that she is just as motivated as I am for my betterment ! So lucky to be matched with someone like Marva so quickly :)

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