Marjorie Fagan, LMFT

Marjorie Fagan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Southern California with 14 years of clinical experience. She brings a warm, collaborative style to therapy and encourages people to take the important first step toward change while offering practical support for issues that feel too big to handle alone.

Marjorie emphasizes partnership rather than quick fixes - she does not claim to have all the answers but offers evidence-based suggestions and steady guidance to help clients become their more authentic selves. Her practice focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, parenting, career transitions, bipolar disorder, addictions, and coping with life changes.

Her background includes work in a variety of clinical settings and experience with diverse ethnic populations. In addition to her LMFT credential, she holds certifications in the Trauma Resiliency Model - a trauma-informed approach to building physiological resilience - mindfulness meditation training to teach present-moment awareness skills, play therapy techniques for working with children, and alcohol and other drug counseling for substance-related issues. Marjorie lives in sunny Southern California with her partner John, three cats, three dogs, and a tortoise who is currently hibernating. She looks forward to collaborating with clients to resolve what is keeping them stuck and to support meaningful change.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches with Online Care

Marjorie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to address a wide range of concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to change behaviors and emotional responses, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that can reduce reactivity to difficult emotions and improve emotional regulation, which can support recovery from grief, trauma-related symptoms, and ongoing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marjorie works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Marjorie offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to fit therapy into busy schedules or access support from different locations within California. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions while working with a licensed professional.