Marcia Howard, LCSW

Marcia Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with 20 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career questions, depression, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, anger, and coping with life changes.

Her background includes long-term work with adults navigating major life transitions and difficult experiences. She uses practical talk and focused exercises in sessions. Conversations tend to center on what is happening now and what changes feel doable in daily life.

Marcia draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and build skills for handling strong emotions. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, concrete steps toward goals and to practice grounding skills.

Sessions often explore patterns in relationships, communication, and coping. She helps people sort priorities, manage stress at work and home, and address difficult past events in ways that feel manageable. Therapy can include skill-building, problem-solving, and short-term strategies for immediate relief while also addressing longer-term concerns.

Marcia offers services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her practice also addresses a range of additional concerns including aging and geriatric issues, codependency, divorce and separation, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration issues, veteran and armed forces matters, mood disorders, and multicultural concerns.

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