- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and DBT strategies
- Attachment-focused work
About Marla
Marla Majors is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington with 11 years of experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and work through relationship and family concerns. She also addresses depression and related issues such as abandonment, attachment challenges, and communication problems.
Her approach is conversational and down-to-earth. Sessions are interactive and often mix practical skills practice with reflective talk. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding.
Marla combines those methods with a Client-Centered stance that keeps the person's own goals in focus. That means she listens for what matters most and adjusts how a session goes based on the person's priorities. She leans on Attachment-Based ideas when relationship history affects current struggles, especially around trust and connection.
People who meet with her should expect moments of levity alongside serious work. She aims for sessions that feel engaging and real rather than formal or stiff. Practical tools, thought exercises, and communication practice are common parts of her sessions.
Her background includes helping people navigate blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, codependency, and recovery-related challenges. Marla is based in Washington and conducts work in English. If a reader wants to begin, they are asked to follow the site's process to choose session options and schedule an initial meeting.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and then take steps toward meaningful actions. It is often used for anxiety and stress when avoidance gets in the way of living.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and thought records to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns.
Therapy is often a process of trying approaches and then refining them. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which methods fit the person's goals and preferences, and adjusts the focus as needed.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since this profile does not list specific delivery methods. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into daily life, allow for shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. Others like being able to continue care across moves or busy weeks. Talk with the therapist during your initial scheduling step about how sessions can best fit your schedule and needs.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and depression. She also works with related issues like attachment problems, abandonment, and communication difficulties.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is interactive and conversational with moments of humor and reflection. Sessions mix talk with practical skill practice from CBT and DBT.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with people facing anxiety, addiction, and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Washington. Her practice is listed as being in Washington.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session formats arranged?
Confirm the current session formats before booking since session delivery options are not specified here. Please check the platform choices when you schedule.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.