Welcome, I’m Marian

As a therapist (LMFT 142809) and writer, my work lives at the intersection of mental health and compassionate storytelling.

Over seven years in the therapy room specializing in complex trauma and chronic mood disorders, I've sat with people grappling with what it means to heal and to hope. My writing is an extension of this experience. 

I highlight the lived narratives behind diagnostic labels, using evidence-based frameworks as a window into shared realities of our inner life.

Whether I’m approaching mental illness with compassion, unpacking cultural beliefs passed down from generations, or exploring ingrained beliefs from a depth psychology lens, my hope is to articulate what so many live through and struggle to name.

Education

Ph.D. in Depth Psychology: Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices

Pacifica Graduate Institute | In Progress

M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy

Fuller Theological Seminary | 2019

B.A. in Classical Piano, Minor in Studio Art

University of the Pacific | 2013

Training

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy | Fluence 2026

Compassion Focused Therapy | Paul Gilbert 2025

Psychedelic Therapy & Integration | Fluence 2024

Integrated EMDR & IFS Level 1 | Kendhal Hart 2024

Interpersonal & Social Rhythms Therapy | IPSRT 2024

Trauma-Focused ACT | Russ Harris 2023

Board Certified Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education 2023

EMDR | Center for Excellence in EMDR 2023

Trauma Resiliency Model Level 1 | Trauma Resource Institute 2022

Prepare Enrich Premarital Counseling | Prepare Enrich 2019