Marla Majors, LMHC

Marla Majors is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, and depression. She brings 11 years of experience and a warm, down-to-earth approach to conversations about hard things. She aims to meet people where they are and build practical skills alongside emotional understanding.

Her sessions are interactive and often lightened with humor when appropriate. Marla centers the person's own goals and strengths and uses gentle guidance rather than lecturing. She balances straightforward skill-building with space to reflect on feelings and patterns.

Marla commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. A client-centered stance shapes how she listens and responds in the session.

She has worked with people facing a variety of concerns related to attachment, abandonment, blended family dynamics, communication problems, codependency, body image, dissociation, and recovery from domestic violence or separation. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between meetings as well as discussion during the appointment.

Marla aims to make therapy approachable and engaging. She encourages clients to bring their whole story and to try small experiments between sessions. Her style combines warmth, humor, and straightforward skill teaching to help people move toward clearer thinking and steadier coping.

How her approaches translate to online care

Marla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that drive unhelpful behavior and then try small behavior changes. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, low mood, and stress by giving concrete tools to practice between sessions.

She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages people to clarify values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. That approach can help with avoidance, addiction patterns, and decisions about relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan together so it fits what the person needs and can use in daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual connection, while phone calls can be easier if bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when a shorter interaction fits a work break. These options make it easier to keep momentum and apply new skills between sessions.