Therapist profile
Marla Majors, LMHC
Washington
LMHC in Washington - Relationships and Addictions
Continue with MarlaWhere Marla stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH61312144
- NPI
- 1538722640
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
About
- CBT tools
- DBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Marla
Marla Majors is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, and depression. She also addresses related concerns such as codependency, attachment issues, abandonment, blended family matters, and communication problems.
Marla uses straightforward talk therapy alongside practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She follows a client-centered stance, treating each person as the expert on their own life and building from existing strengths. Sessions are conversational and interactive rather than scripted.
Her style leans toward approachable and engaging sessions where hard topics are handled with honesty and occasional humor. She aims to help people identify patterns that keep them stuck - for example people-pleasing, trouble setting boundaries, or getting overwhelmed by others' needs - and then practice different ways of responding.
In therapy she helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress or relationship pain and then tests small changes in the real world. Work might include learning coping skills from DBT, challenging unhelpful thinking with CBT, and exploring attachment dynamics that shape how someone relates to others.
Marla’s approach is practical and collaborative. She helps people set concrete goals, try new responses, and track results between sessions. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule a first appointment through the online process.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Marla commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings show up. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. That approach helps when someone wants to understand why they keep reacting the same way in relationships or get stuck in people-pleasing routines.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marla will talk with the client about goals, try tools in session, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to use and how to practice them between sessions.
Session formats are not specified in her biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits everyday life. Licensed professionals can use a mix of talk, skills practice, and brief homework exercises effectively in virtual sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency patterns?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues and lists codependency among related focus areas she addresses in sessions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her sessions are interactive and conversational, using talk therapy with practical CBT and DBT techniques and a client-centered stance.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a mental health clinician in Washington.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC licensed in Washington and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not accepted; she works with clients within Washington.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.