Marijane Ward

Marijane Ward’s work as a licensed psychologist in Newport Beach, California is grounded in something she returns to again and again: the relationship itself. For Ward, the therapeutic relationship is not a backdrop to treatment but its primary instrument — a space where the two people in the room can together surface what has quietly been driving a client’s dissatisfaction in work, love, and daily life.

She works with teenagers, young adults, men, women, and older adults navigating a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, personality and mood disorders, substance use, and the particular strains that come with family life — divorce, infidelity, aging parents, co-parenting, and the slow erosion of intimacy between partners.

At the center of Ward’s philosophy is a long-term aim: she hopes each person who works with her will gradually develop their own capacity for self-awareness, leaving therapy with a clearer, more honest relationship with themselves and with the people around them. She offers individual, couples, and family sessions, available both in person and online.