Marriage & Family Therapy Practice – Therapy for LGBTQ+
Marlene Klarborg Larsen, M.S., LMFT (License #106688) operates a marriage and family therapy practice that specializes in services for the LGBTQ+ community, based at 782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, California 90813. Larsen holds a Master of Science degree and a California-issued Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, and brings over 10 years of clinical experience to her private practice. She describes herself as a cisgender lesbian and states that approximately 95 percent of her clients identify as LGBTQ+, which reflects the practice’s focused service orientation toward this community.
Services provided include individual therapy, couples counseling, partner counseling, marriage therapy, and family counseling, delivered through talk therapy modalities. Clinical concerns addressed encompass dating dynamics, romantic relationships, marriage, divorce, parental alienation, family building, non-biological parenting roles, transgender experiences, LGBTQ+ teen and adolescent concerns, and general parenting support within LGBTQ+ family structures. The clinician’s website explicitly states that the office does not provide conversion therapy or reparative therapy under any circumstances.
Beyond private practice, Larsen has provided counseling services at The LGBT Center OC in Santa Ana since 2011, extending her clinical reach into community-based settings. Her professional and research interests center on the lived experiences of gay fathers, lesbian mothers, and individuals occupying non-biological parent roles within LGBTQ+ family structures. She holds specialized training in LGBTQ+ affirmative therapeutic approaches and applies this throughout her clinical work.
Sessions are available in-person at the Long Beach office and via telehealth for California residents. The practice serves clients throughout Southern California, including Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County. Both insured and self-pay clients are accepted. Good Faith Estimates are provided upon request in accordance with applicable federal law requirements.
Services are offered in English, Danish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The practice website notes that Larsen’s multilingual background allows her to serve clients from diverse national and linguistic backgrounds seeking LGBTQ+ affirming care in their native language. This is positioned as part of the practice’s broader commitment to accessibility and culturally responsive service delivery within the LGBTQ+ community across Southern California.
Contact: (949) 287-3415 or through the website contact form.