Welcome, I’m Marian

As a therapist (LMFT) 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. I believe our honest self-reflection can draw beauty out of struggle, and help us to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Education

Ph.D. in International Psychology

The Chicago School | In progress

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT

#142809 | CA Board of Behavioral Sciences

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 & Internal Family Systems Level 1 | Kendhal Hart 2024

Interpersonal & Social Rhythms Therapy for Bipolar Disorders | IPSRT 2024

Trauma-Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy | Russ Harris 2023

Board Certified Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education 2023

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing | Center for Excellence in EMDR 2023

Trauma Resiliency Model Level 1 | Trauma Resource Institute 2022

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy | Daniel Moran 2022

Prepare Enrich Premarital Counseling | PE 2019