- CBT skills
- DBT strategies
- Attachment work
About Marla
Marla Majors is a Washington licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, and depression, including concerns linked to abandonment, attachment, and blended family dynamics.
Marla describes therapy as interactive and often surprisingly lighthearted. She uses conversation, practical skill-building, and focused exercises. Sessions can include moments of laughter alongside harder feelings, and she encourages clients to notice their strengths while they work through difficulties.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach coping skills and to shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles to help people clarify values and take manageable steps toward them. Client-Centered Therapy guides how sessions are paced and led.
In session, Marla mixes direct skills coaching with open conversation. She helps people name what they feel, try small behavior changes, and practice communication strategies for relationships. That blend can be useful for things like codependency, communication problems, or managing intense emotions.
Her background includes extensive work with family-related issues such as adoption and foster care concerns, separation and divorce, and domestic violence aftermath. People seeking help for body image, avoidant or dependent personality patterns, dissociation, or co-morbid conditions can expect practical tools alongside steady conversation.
Sessions are delivered in English and reflect eleven years of practice in Washington. Prospective clients are invited to review online therapy options and complete a short questionnaire to schedule an initial appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Marla uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice thoughts that increase guilt or shame and to practice different, more helpful responses. CBT focuses on clear steps you can try between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT offers short, concrete skills for calming intense feelings and improving communication when relationships are strained. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work as well, focusing on patterns of relating that started in early relationships and how to create more secure interactions now.
Finding which approach fits is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, reasons for coming to therapy, and what methods feel most useful. That helps decide whether to emphasize skills training, values-based ACT practice, or deeper attachment work in sessions.
Please confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and avoid travel time. Many people find that practicing skills between sessions is more doable when appointments fit into everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, and depression, plus related areas like abandonment, attachment issues, and blended family problems.
How would she approach shame or guilt tied to relationships?
She uses talk therapy along with practical CBT and DBT skills to name feelings, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and practice different ways of responding in relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including family conflict and addictions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Washington LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and practices in Washington state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by reviewing the online therapy options, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.