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Christian Counseling in Westlake Village & Online

Your faith matters to you.
It belongs in the room.

Therapy that honors what you believe without telling you what to believe.

I am Amelia Mora Mars, LMFT #102384. I provide faith-informed Christian counseling for women, mothers, and couples in Westlake Village and through telehealth across California.

For many women, faith is not separate from healing. It is woven into how they understand themselves, how they make sense of pain, and how they find their way through. And yet many therapy spaces ask you to set that aside at the door.

Here, your faith is welcome. You lead. You bring what matters to you and we work with it, not around it.

This is not therapy that imposes a spiritual framework. It is therapy that makes room for yours.

Woman in faith-informed Christian counseling in Westlake Village
What this looks like in practice

You bring your whole self.
We work with all of it.

Faith-informed therapy does not follow a script. It follows you. Your beliefs, your language, your understanding of healing — they are all welcome here and they shape the work we do together.

You lead

Your beliefs shape the conversation

You decide how much or how little your faith is part of the work. There is no script, no imposed framework, no assumption about what your spiritual life should look like.

Clinically grounded

Faith and psychology working together

This is licensed, evidence-based therapy. Your faith is honored as a source of strength and resilience, not treated as something separate from your mental health.

All are welcome

Whatever your background or belief

You do not have to belong to a particular tradition to work here. If faith is part of how you understand the world, there is a place for it in this room.

Woman in Christian counseling in Westlake Village
For women and moms

Healing that honors
both your heart
and your faith.

Many of the women I work with carry wounds from their childhood alongside a deep faith that has sustained them. Sometimes those two things feel in tension. Sometimes the wounds make it hard to receive what their faith tells them is true about who they are.

Therapy can be the place where those two things stop fighting each other. Where healing and belief are not in conflict but are working together toward the same wholeness.

For moms specifically, faith-informed therapy offers a space to look honestly at the patterns you are passing on and ask what you want to do differently — rooted in the values that matter most to you.

In-network with Gold Coast Health Plan and Optum. Private pay, HSA, and FSA accepted. Telehealth available throughout California.

Building your marriage
on the foundation
that matters most to you.

Premarital counseling is not just conflict prevention. It is an investment in understanding each other deeply before life gets complicated. For couples whose faith is central to their relationship, it is also a chance to talk honestly about how that faith will shape your marriage, your family, and the home you are building together.

Using the SYMBIS Assessment, we explore the values, expectations, and histories each of you brings — and help you build something strong from the very beginning. Sessions can be woven with faith for couples whose spirituality is central to their relationship. All backgrounds and beliefs are welcome.

SYMBIS Assessment

A research-based premarital tool that helps couples understand each other's personalities, backgrounds, and expectations before marriage.

Faith-integrated sessions

For couples whose spirituality shapes how they want to build their marriage, faith can be woven naturally into the counseling process.

All backgrounds welcome

You do not have to share a particular faith tradition to benefit from this work. What matters is that you are building something together with intention.

Couple in faith-informed premarital counseling in Westlake Village
Questions about faith-informed therapy

A place for honest questions

What is faith-informed Christian counseling?

Faith-informed counseling is licensed psychotherapy that makes room for your Christian beliefs, values, language, and relationship with God when you want them included. Clinical care remains the foundation, and you decide how faith becomes part of the work.

Do I need to belong to a particular church or denomination?

No. Clients from different Christian traditions, other faith backgrounds, and those still exploring what they believe are welcome. Your beliefs will be respected rather than prescribed.

Can I speak honestly about doubt, church hurt, or painful family experiences?

Yes. Therapy should make room for the truth of what happened and how it affected you. You will not be asked to minimize harm, force forgiveness, or use faith to move past pain before you are ready. We can approach difficult experiences with honesty, clinical care, and respect for your spiritual life.

Do you offer online Christian counseling?

Yes. In-person sessions are available in Westlake Village, and secure telehealth sessions are available to clients located throughout California.

Is Christian premarital counseling available?

Yes. Premarital counseling can integrate a couple's faith with the SYMBIS Assessment and conversations about communication, conflict, family history, finances, intimacy, expectations, and the shared values that will shape their marriage.

Your whole self
is welcome here.
All of it.

A free 20-minute consultation. No commitment, no obligation. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether this feels like the right fit.

Schedule a Free Consultation Call (805) 244-8489