Marla Majors , LMHC

Marla Majors is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship or family conflict. She focuses on practical ways to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make therapy approachable even when issues feel heavy.

Marla brings 11 years of experience to sessions and centers the client's own knowledge about their life. She uses straightforward talk therapy alongside skills-based methods to address coping, communication, and patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions can include practical exercises, moment-to-moment coaching, and space to reflect.

Her style is interactive with a sense of humor and warmth. She wants therapy to feel engaging rather than clinical, so clients often move between emotional exploration and action steps. The goal is steady progress on concerns that matter now, like managing anxiety or navigating a difficult breakup.

Marla blends evidence-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior tools with an attachment-aware lens. That means attention to how past relationships shape current patterns and to building healthier ways of connecting. She also uses client-centered principles to follow each person’s priorities.

This work is practical and relational. People who choose her often want concrete skills plus a supportive space to process. Marla encourages small experiments between sessions to build confidence and momentum.

Approaches that guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance, and situations where people feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people create safer, more trusting connections in relationships and with themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different rhythms and needs. Video sessions let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or when being off camera feels easier. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or flexible communication between longer sessions.