Marjorie Bown
Marjorie is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) originally from South America, with over 15 years of experience in mental health and social services. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from California State University, Los Angeles. Marjorie specializes in women's issues and supporting individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her areas of focus include relationships, life transitions, body image, sexuality, reproductive health, perimenopause and menopause, discrimination, sexual trauma, and codependency.
Supporting Women Through Life Transitions, Relationships, and Personal Growth
Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy, Marjorie helps clients recognize unhelpful patterns, build on their strengths, develop practical coping skills, and create meaningful change. Her approach is compassionate, straightforward, and empowering, offering clients a supportive space to gain insight, navigate challenges, and improve their emotional well-being.
First session
During our first session, we’ll explore your personal and family history, current concerns, strengths, and coping strategies. Together, we’ll identify your goals for therapy and develop a plan tailored to your needs and desired outcomes.
Strengths
I provide genuine feedback and practical recommendations to help you gain insight, recognize patterns, and work toward meaningful change. I will encourage you, but I will also gently challenge you when I believe there is an opportunity for growth. I may not always agree with your perspective or choices, but I will always strive to approach you with respect, curiosity, and compassion. You can count on me to support you, hold space for you, and help you recognize your strengths as you work toward becoming the best version of yourself.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are women navigating the many transitions and challenges of life, including aging, perimenopause and menopause, dating, marriage, divorce, motherhood, and gender discrimination in the workplace and everyday life. I especially enjoy working with clients who are open to self-exploration, actively engaged in the therapeutic process, and willing to practice new skills and strategies between sessions. I believe meaningful change happens through collaboration, consistency, and a willingness to grow. My goal is to help clients gain insight, build confidence, strengthen coping skills, and feel more empowered in their lives and relationships. Although I have a special interest in women's mental health and experiences, I welcome clients of all genders who are seeking support, personal growth, and meaningful change
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use this treatment method to help improve self worth, self-care and interactions with others that can impact your mood. Teach you how to challenge unhelpful thoughts, teach you practical CBT strategies and have better control over thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how this can apply to managing depression or anxiety symptoms.
Solution-Focused Brief Treatment
I focus on addressing your short term goals without exploring the history of problems or the past but focusing on the present and future to develop solutions and apply positive psychology principles. Focus is building on what's working now and addressing a variety of concerns, including trauma, substance use and suicide prevention.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 29036