Marla Majors, LMHC

Marla Majors is a licensed mental health counselor working in Washington who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, and depression. She brings 11 years of experience to sessions and treats practical problems with a straightforward, compassionate manner. Marla emphasizes that each person knows their own story and has strengths to draw on during change.

Her style is warm, interactive, and often lighthearted. She aims to make sessions both thoughtful and engaging, and she uses gentle humor when appropriate to ease tension. People can expect an open, accepting space to talk about painful or awkward topics.

In sessions she combines talk therapy with supportive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also uses a client-centered stance to follow what matters most to the person in the room. These tools are used to build coping skills, manage intense feelings, and improve communication.

Marla also applies attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns and family history are central concerns. That can include work around abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and blended family challenges. She addresses co-occurring problems such as codependency, dissociation, and body image in straightforward terms.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Marla aims to make that step easier. She supports people who want clearer boundaries, better stress management, or healthier relationships. The focus is on practical change and on noticing small wins along the way.

How Marla’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and when motivation feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful habits. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marla will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying different strategies across sessions and adjusting based on what feels helpful.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, skip travel time, or choose sessions that match energy levels. It also allows shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and it supports continuing work between in-person appointments when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools to talk-based and skills-focused sessions so progress stays practical and goal oriented.