Marjorie Fagan, LMFT

Marjorie Fagan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addiction concerns, and big life changes. She greets clients with a practical, down-to-earth style and aims to make therapy feel manageable and realistic for busy lives.

She has 14 years of experience working in different clinical settings across California. That background gives her experience with a wide range of concerns, including relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, career questions, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.

Marjorie leans on approaches that help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior while also learning to notice the present moment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness techniques are common tools she uses to break patterns that keep people stuck.

She also draws on ideas from psychodynamic therapy and solution-focused work to understand the story behind a problem and to find practical next steps. Sessions focus on clear goals and small experiments that fit into everyday life.

Marjorie describes therapy as a collaborative effort rather than a quick fix. She invites clients to try strategies together, adjust what isn’t working, and build skills that make daily life feel more manageable. Her tone is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people take steady steps forward.

How Marjorie Uses Practical Approaches Online

Marjorie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that cause trouble and trying small, concrete experiments to change them; it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches basic attention skills to reduce reactivity and build calm, which many people find useful for coping with grief, overwhelm, and cravings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That means testing what helps, keeping what works, and shifting strategies when needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a break at work or lower bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can keep momentum between meetings or suit someone who prefers shorter check-ins. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions and try approaches that fit day-to-day life.