Marcella Strickland-Ramsay, LCSW

Marcella Strickland-Ramsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience who approaches therapy with compassion, authenticity, and respect for each person’s lived experience. She centers care around the belief that people have the capacity for growth and change when given a supportive space to explore their story, and she honors clients as experts in their own lives while offering steady guidance and hope.

Her practice is rooted in person-centered, Rogerian principles that prioritize empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. She integrates social work values, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive practices to acknowledge the social, cultural, and spiritual identities that shape a person’s journey. This blend informs how she supports people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and career concerns, and life transitions such as divorce and separation.

Marcella has worked in community-based programs, juvenile justice settings, and academic environments, supporting individuals with trauma, identity development, and coping with change. In sessions she creates a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where the client’s voice guides the work, and she focuses on uncovering barriers to well-being and working together toward meaningful change.

Person-Centered and Trauma-Informed Care Online

Marcella frequently draws on person-centered, Rogerian principles that focus on empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. This approach creates a supportive environment where clients can explore emotions and personal goals, and it can be especially helpful for issues like anxiety, depression, self-worth, and relationship concerns.

She also uses trauma-informed practices that recognize how past experiences affect present-day reactions and coping. This orientation helps prioritize pacing, safety, and a strengths-based view while addressing trauma, life transitions, and challenges related to identity and shame.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work, and Marcella takes a collaborative stance by listening to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences to determine the best fit. She partners with clients to adjust methods over time so the care matches what is most helpful.

Online therapy with Marcella is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allows flexibility around schedules and location. These options make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities, and they allow therapy to fit into varied lifestyles.