Marcia Farlow, LPC

Marcia Farlow is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who holds an M.A. in Counseling from Colorado Christian University. She brings focused care to people navigating grief, depression, and major life transitions, and she has a particular interest in addressing compassion fatigue that often affects those in service and caregiving roles.

Marcia believes that human connection and being genuinely seen are central to healing. She encourages self-reflection and guided awareness to help clients discover their strengths, clarify purpose, and develop deeper empathy for themselves and others. Rather than offering quick fixes, she emphasizes steady, meaningful work alongside clients as they move through pain and sorrow toward growth.

Her clinical style is eclectic, drawing on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and existential approaches. While she uses techniques from multiple models, Marcia places the therapeutic relationship at the center of change, viewing rapport and trust as more influential to outcomes than any single modality. She welcomes adults coping with control issues, forgiveness struggles, guilt and shame, loneliness, midlife concerns, and experiences related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Marcia approaches each person with compassion and a commitment to walk with them through difficult chapters. Her work is aimed at cultivating insight, practical coping skills, and a renewed sense of direction for clients ready to engage in thoughtful, relational therapy.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online care

Marcia often integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills for issues like depression and anxiety. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy, a skills-based approach that teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness - useful for managing intense emotions and relational strain. When appropriate, existential therapy is used to explore meaning, values, and purpose during life transitions and grief.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Marcia works with each person to understand their goals, needs, and preferences, then tailors techniques and pacing so the therapeutic plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy with Marcia can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy seasons, manage transportation constraints, and access support from home or work while working toward lasting change with a licensed professional.