- Addictions support
- Anger management
- CBT and DBT tools
About Marco
Marco Guillen is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of experience. He started working with people facing addictions decades ago and has since worked in clinics, hospitals, and schools. Marco helps with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, anger, and low self-esteem. He speaks English and Spanish and practices from California.
Marco keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical change. He uses approaches such as solution-focused work, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Conversations often target patterns that keep problems alive and then test small, concrete changes clients can try between sessions.
Clients can expect a direct style that emphasizes honest feedback and measurable progress. Marco uses feedback-informed treatment to track what is helping and shifts the plan when needed. He also supports people who struggle with workplace stress, control issues, impulsivity, and process addictions like gambling or problematic internet behaviors.
He has long experience helping people stop or reduce substance use, address smoking or vaping, and navigate midlife or men’s issues. Sessions cover communication skills, anger management techniques, and steps toward forgiveness when clients want that. Marco presents options clearly and helps people decide what to try next.
To begin, prospective clients choose the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How his approaches translate to online work
Marco commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in session. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and reactions. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons to change and builds practical steps toward those goals.He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness exercises to manage strong emotions. DBT skills teach distress tolerance and emotion regulation while mindfulness practices help people notice impulses without acting on them. These approaches often pair well when managing anger or addiction-related triggers.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each client to choose which tools fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Early sessions are used to try approaches and adjust based on what is helpful.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are currently used. Confirm available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so skills practice can be applied to real-life routines without major disruption.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does he address?
He helps people who lose their temper with loved ones, struggle with simmering resentment, or are coping with another person’s anger. Anger is listed among his core concerns.
How would he approach anger in sessions?
He blends cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and mindfulness to identify triggers and practice new responses. Sessions emphasize practical skills and small experiments to reduce reactivity.
What is his professional background?
He has 20 years of clinical experience and began working with addictions in the 1980s. He has worked in clinics, hospitals, and schools.
What credential does he hold and where does he practice?
He is a California LMFT and sees clients from California. The biography specifies his CA LMFT credential.
Does he offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected subscription and location.
How do I begin working with him?
Tap the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.