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Marlin Sandlin, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California

Many new patients continue care with this provider

Marlin Sandlin

Accepts Sharp Health Plan
Individual therapy

Rula verifies every provider’s credentials and conducts regular quality reviews

LMFT
1+ years

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), like Marlin Sandlin, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Marlin has a Master of Science Psychology (MSPSY) in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.

Available virtually|CA
Specialties
Borderline Personality
Depression
Eating Disorders
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Style
Insightful
Warm
Curious

Hi there, I'm Marlin!

Beginning therapy reflects courage—the courage to confront what has become intolerable, to enter what can be an uncomfortable encounter with problems, and at times with oneself. I see my role as a collaborator who helps people strengthen their resolve, clarify what matters most, and bring long-standing patterns of suffering to an end.

My focus

I work best with people at a crossroads—life transitions or moments when old ways of coping or relating no longer work. I work with individuals struggling with depression, loss of meaning, trauma, or disordered eating. In my work with couples, I help improve communication, reduce conflict, and foster greater alignment around shared responsibility.

My approach

Rather than defining a person by a diagnosis, I look at how problems speak and operate —how depression, for example, may show up through sadness, loneliness, or hopelessness. Creating this distance often reduces shame and allows clients to reconnect with their values, strengths, and preferred ways of being.

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Focus populations

BIPOC
Gay
LGBTQIA+
Queer
+ 4 more

Therapy types

  • Individual Therapy
  • Couples Therapy

Ages served

  • Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

  • Sharp Health Plan
  • Aetna
  • All Savers
  • Allegiance
  • Allied

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Science Psychology (MSPSY) in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.

Sessions

60 minutes
Virtual sessions

Next appointmentMonday, Apr 20th