Mariah Funderburg, LMFT

Mariah Funderburg is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and midlife transition concerns. She welcomes people who feel stuck or overwhelmed and wants to help them find clearer direction. Mariah aims to create a calm and respectful space where clients can talk about what matters most to them.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and trauma-informed principles to shape sessions. Mariah draws on three years of clinical practice in direct care settings to guide her work with people facing life changes, panic, or persistent worry. Sessions typically include practical tools for managing stress, building self-esteem, and addressing relationship patterns that affect daily life.

Mariah pays attention to identity and lived experience, and she practices with cultural humility and an LGBTQ-friendly approach. She encourages people to connect what they already know about themselves with new skills that support growth and healing. Work often focuses on communication, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust in oneself after difficult events.

Her background includes work with caregiver stress, body image concerns, and post-traumatic reactions. Mariah often helps people navigating divorce, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and questions about life purpose. The therapy process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

To get started, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to therapist availability and the subscription plan terms.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Mariah draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and trauma-informed practices to help people manage stress and life transitions. Evidence-based techniques focus on concrete skills for reducing anxiety and managing panic attacks, such as breathing strategies and short behavioral experiments that test unhelpful assumptions. Trauma-informed methods emphasize safety, pacing, and building trust so people can address painful memories without becoming overwhelmed.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Mariah works collaboratively to match techniques to a person’s goals, symptoms, and daily routine. She will check in regularly and adjust methods if something feels unhelpful, aiming for practical tools that fit each client's life.

If you prefer online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes it possible to keep continuity of care if someone moves within the same state. Ask about available session lengths and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements align with your needs.