Mariah Funderburg

Mariah Funderburg is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and concerns related to identity and self-esteem. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Mariah aims to make it easier to talk about hard things and to find ways forward that fit each person’s life.

She uses trauma-informed ideas to guide sessions, drawing on three years focused on providing psychotherapy to remote and underserved people. In sessions she listens for strengths and helps clients build coping tools for panic, chronic stress, and mood difficulties. She also supports people working through body image worries, attachment issues, and the strain that comes with caregiving.

Mariah emphasizes collaboration. She works with each person to create a plan that matches their goals and pace, teaching skills such as stress management, emotional regulation, and improved communication. Clients can expect straightforward techniques they can try between meetings.

Her approach is LGBTQ-friendly and grounded in cultural humility. She aims to make people feel seen and respected, including those navigating pregnancy and childbirth, life transitions, or complex relationship arrangements such as non-monogamy.

Mariah’s clinical lens also addresses trauma-related symptoms like post-traumatic stress and panic attacks, and she supports exploration of life purpose, forgiveness, and self-love. Her work centers on helping people notice their strengths and use them to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Mariah uses trauma-informed care to shape how she meets people. This approach focuses on safety, pacing, and recognizing how past experiences affect current stress and relationships. It can help with post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and the ways trauma shows up in daily life.

She also emphasizes skill-building techniques for stress and emotion regulation. These are practical exercises and routines clients learn and practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage panic symptoms. For body image and self-esteem concerns she works on concrete steps to change self-talk and daily habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mariah will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps most and what fits into a person’s life.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow steady check-ins during life transitions. It can also let people try therapies that focus on homework, skills practice, and regular progress checks without rearranging their whole day.