Marla Morales

Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee

Marla Morales
Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee

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Marla Morales is a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee under the supervision of Kelsey Sima, LMFT # 118483. Marla is currently completing her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy at Pepperdine University.

Marla believes in creating a safe space where you can unburden yourself from all those things that have affected your peaceful, happy moments so that you can begin your healing process. Marla is a firm believer that all things are possible through God’s help, and she is eager to help walk with you in your journey of healing life’s traumas.

Marla has experience working with children, adolescents, families, couples, postpartum mothers, and their infants. Parents and grandparents in the foster system as well as individuals preparing to adopt. Marla also has experience collaborating with juveniles and their families who are court-mandated and or are on probation. She is certified in Parent Project, a parent education program that helps parents deal with challenging adolescent behaviors.

Marla is interested in helping individuals overcome anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, parenting challenges, and overall life’s stressors.

Marla Morales es una aprendiz de terapeuta matrimonial y familiar bajo la supervisión de Kelsey Sima, LMFT # 118483. Marla actualmente está completando su Maestría en Terapia Matrimonial y Familiar en la Universidad de Pepperdine.

Marla tiene experiencia trabajando con niños, adolescentes, familias, parejas, madres posparto y sus bebés. Padres y abuelos en el sistema de crianza, así como individuos que se preparan para adoptar. Marla también tiene experiencia colaborando con menores y sus familias que están ordenados por la corte o están en libertad condicional. Está certificada en Parent Project, un programa de educación para padres que ayuda a los padres a lidiar con comportamientos adolescentes desafiantes.

Marla está interesada en ayudar a las personas a superar la ansiedad, el dolor, los problemas de autoestima, los desafíos de crianza y los factores estresantes de la vida en general.

Areas of Clinical Interest: Coping skills, Relationship issues, Spirituality, Burnout/Stress, Anxiety, Marital challenges, Parenting
Modality: Individuals, Couples, Children, Adolescents, Families
Rate per Session: $55
Accepts Insurance: No
Flexible Fee: Yes
Office Locations: Pasadena, Telehealth
Languages: English, Spanish
Phone: (800) 483-9591 ext. 171
Fax: (626) 351-9493
Email Marla Morales

La Vie Center is a non-profit corporation established to serve the community by providing affordable counseling, up-to-date psychological education, and professional training. La Vie Center’s application of the Christian mission is to serve those in need regardless of faith or background. We offer the best from the psychological sciences in an effort to treat the whole person: body, mind, spirit, and relationships. La Vie Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible, EIN #95-4408335.