Adele Marrs (she/they)

MA, APCC
Accepting Clients

I offer a warm and responsive therapeutic relationship, creating greater opportunity for joy and connection outside of the therapy room.

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor in San Diego, CA
Supervised by Georgie Kelly

About My Clients

I primarily work with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities focusing on identity exploration and experiences of anxiety, depression, and trauma. As a queer and genderfluid parent, I am passionate about supporting pregnant and parenting people, young people, and families. I know firsthand the discomfort and feelings of isolation that can come with navigating non-affirming spaces and I am honored to offer a safer therapeutic environment.

My Background and Approach

While my professional training helps me to facilitate the therapeutic process, I recognize that you are the expert in your own experience, and I deeply value the unique knowledge that you bring into each session. In practice, I call attention to your existing strengths while holding space for exploration and working with you to make desired changes. My approach is very collaborative and I will tailor our sessions according to your goals, interests, and personality. I strive to practice through an anti-oppression lens and often find it helpful to examine the varied impacts that socialization has on each of us. My background includes providing group and individual therapy to children, tweens/teens, and families within an educational setting. There I facilitated parenting and queer resiliency groups, and supported unhoused families in navigating institutional bureaucracy to gain access to essential resources. This experience deeply shapes the work I do today.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that much distress that arises in our lives is a very human response to injustice and the dehumanizing experience of living within systems that cultivate vast social inequity. Therefore, I know it is important to engage in liberatory practices both in and out of the therapy room. Over the last decade, I have been involved with Louisiana Books to Prisoners, sending books of interest to incarcerated people throughout the state; provided childcare for caregivers involved in union organizing; and, currently, distributing free groceries through a mutual aid organization. I find great joy in taking meandering walks with my toddler, spending time with my three cats and dozen chickens, riding my bike, and reading.

I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 2 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 175/session

Info

858-333-4438 Email Adele
11590 W Bernardo Court
Suite 245
San Diego, CA 92127

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