Marla Majors, LMHC

Marla Majors is a Washington-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, and family conflicts. She approaches therapy from the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be used to overcome life’s difficulties.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and often infused with humor and wholesomeness, creating a space that is both introspective and engaging. Sessions can be lively and emotionally honest - some clients have both laughed and cried during work together, and one even snorted during a session.

In practice, Marla uses talk therapy alongside supportive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as primary models of care, while also guiding sessions with a client-centered approach that responds to each person’s needs.

She emphasizes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life requires courage, and she seeks to offer steady support and collaboration throughout the process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Marla Majors

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is practical and skill-oriented, often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with addictive patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT can help people manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive behaviors, and improve relationship patterns.

Client-centered therapy puts the individual’s perspective at the center of the work, prioritizing empathy, active listening, and collaboration so that goals emerge from the client’s own priorities. This approach supports self-exploration and builds on personal strengths.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Marla collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt techniques and pacing to create a tailored plan rather than applying a single fixed method.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling around work, family, or mobility needs. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support even when in-person visits are not feasible, making therapy more accessible while preserving the collaborative therapeutic relationship.