Marla Majors
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday struggles
LMHC Washington
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Marla
Marla Majors is a Washington-licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, and depression.
Background and approach
She draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), while centering each session on the client's strengths and personal story. Her practice also includes work on attachment-related concerns, abandonment, foster care and adoption issues, codependency, communication challenges, and recovery following separation or domestic violence.
Her manner is warm, approachable, and occasionally humorous, creating space for both reflection and lightness. Sessions aim to be engaging and authentic; she emphasizes collaboration and believes clients bring expertise about their own lives.
Marla blends talk-based work with supportive CBT and DBT strategies alongside client-centered and attachment-informed perspectives to tailor care to what a person needs in the moment. Licensed as an LMHC in Washington (WA LMHC LH61312144), she supports people seeking practical skills, clearer communication patterns, and relief from persistent emotional distress.
She encourages those taking the first step toward change and offers steady guidance throughout the therapeutic process.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Flexible Online Care
Marla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies to change behaviors and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support clients in clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings while pursuing meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work when relational patterns and early attachment experiences are central to current difficulties, helping clients explore connection, trust, and communication patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She partners with clients to assess needs, test different techniques, and adjust the plan over time so interventions align with each person's goals, preferences, and life context. That collaborative stance helps tailor which methods are emphasized in ongoing sessions.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and access support from home. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, ACT, and attachment-focused work effectively across these remote formats to focus on skills, insight, and interpersonal change.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English