Marie Urbina , LPCC, LMHC

Marie Urbina is a licensed mental health counselor with more than 12 years of clinical experience. She holds the credentials LPCC and LMHC - LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and has worked with people from diverse backgrounds facing a broad range of concerns.

Her clinical experience includes helping individuals navigate trauma, depression, anxiety, coping with life’s challenges, relationship difficulties, addiction, survivors of abuse, career and parenting struggles, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Marie combines practical strategies with an emphasis on individual strengths to support meaningful change.

Her counseling style is warm, engaging, attentive, and validating. She approaches each person with respect and a nonjudgmental stance, creating space for clients to explore goals and make decisions about the direction of therapy. Marie draws on strength-based and solution-focused techniques alongside cognitive-behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy to tailor work to each client’s needs.

She encourages individuals to view seeking help as a positive step toward better emotional well-being and offers a supportive, client-centered approach that centers the person’s priorities and choices.

Approaches and Benefits of Online Therapeutic Care

Marie uses client-centered therapy, focusing on the person’s own goals and preferences while offering support and empathy; this approach helps when someone needs a safe, respectful space to explore feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often applied to anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy incorporates simple attention and awareness practices to help manage stress, improve emotional regulation, and reduce reactivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marie works with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and personal style, adjusting techniques as progress is made. The therapist-client partnership guides which strategies are emphasized and how sessions proceed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone appointments, and shorter exchanges are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and other responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to support clients in accessible, adaptable ways.