About Marco
Marco Guillen is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with two decades of experience. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with addictions, anger, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. Marco speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable.
He began his clinical work supporting people with addiction and has worked across clinics, hospitals, and schools. That background shapes a straightforward approach that centers on what works for each person.
How Marco works
Sessions are tailored to the client's needs and paced to match readiness for change. Marco blends several common methods to address day-to-day problems. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change without pressure. When emotions run high he draws on dialectical behavior strategies to teach skills for managing distress and improving relationships. He also incorporates mindfulness practices to help people stay grounded and reduce rumination.
People who reach out can expect clear goals, focused sessions, and practical tools to try between meetings. Marco emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and gradual progress rather than quick fixes. He supports parents and individuals looking to improve communication, reduce substance use, handle workplace stress, or rebuild purpose after a midlife shift.
For Spanish speakers he can conduct therapy in Spanish, and he helps clients work through issues like impulsivity, isolation, forgiveness, smoking cessation, and process addictions.
Marco lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Marco works with
The areas below are the ones Marco selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Marco’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, respect, and shaping sessions around the client's priorities. Online this means sessions start with the client's goals and the agenda is set together so each meeting feels relevant and manageable.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, identifies thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. In video or phone sessions clients learn techniques and get short exercises to practice between meetings to reduce panic, low mood, or unhelpful habits.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, brings practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Those skills work well in remote formats where role-plays, coaching, and step-by-step skill practice can be done in the moment.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marco will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made along the way so therapy stays useful and feels like a good match.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, and text messaging for brief updates or coping reminders. This variety helps sessions fit into a workday, accommodate different energy levels, and support steady progress without long commutes.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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