Therapist for Families and Individuals in Calabasas, CA
William (Bill) Moran is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides professional counseling services in Calabasas, CA, serving individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds. Bill grew up in culturally diverse Queens, New York, in a devout Irish/Italian Catholic family. Like many young adults, he stepped away from his faith during his teenage years and lived a secular life into his late twenties before beginning a deeper search for meaning and purpose.
Bill began his professional journey as an electrical contractor at age 19, working in the field for 10 years. With a natural passion for working with people, he later transitioned into real estate, obtaining his license in 1984. He built a successful 30-year career in real estate sales and mortgage banking, employing hundreds of people and helping countless families and individuals achieve their financial goals. Despite this success, Bill felt something was missing and began exploring psychology, theology, and spirituality more deeply.
His spiritual journey ultimately led him back to his Catholic faith, inspiring him to found WhyCatholic.com, a free educational resource dedicated to dispelling misconceptions about Catholicism. This faith journey now informs his work in faith-based marriage counseling in Calabasas, CA, where spiritual awareness is thoughtfully integrated with evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
Having grown up with an emotionally absent father, Bill developed a deep commitment to mentorship and service. He spent 20 years serving on the board of directors for the Catholic Big Brother Big Sister program in Los Angeles, supporting fatherless boys and girls through structured mentorship. He also helped raise three stepchildren and has guided hundreds of individuals through personal, professional, and relational growth—experience that strongly informs his work in relationship counseling and coaching in Calabasas, CA.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to self-improvement and helping others, Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy. During his internship, he worked as a co-therapist in domestic violence group counseling programs and established a support group for survivors of domestic abuse.
Following graduation, Bill served as a primary therapist at well-respected recovery and intensive outpatient programs in Malibu and Woodland Hills. Drawing from both professional training and personal life experience, he offers compassionate, grounded counseling services in Calabasas, CA that support individuals and families in navigating life’s challenges, strengthening relationships, and developing healthier emotional patterns.