Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Marla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marla
Marla Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who combines practical therapy methods with a warm, straightforward approach. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. Marla aims to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life.
She draws on client-centered work to place a person's goals at the heart of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) inform the hands-on skills she teaches for managing emotions and changing unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
These methods are often used together to help people notice thoughts, try new behaviors, and handle strong feelings more effectively. Marla also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, for people processing difficult memories or trauma. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when someone is working through addiction or making big life changes.
She tends to pick tools that match each person’s needs rather than sticking to one way of working. Her background includes school counseling work and time in independent practice. Over the years she has supported people across a wide age range and many life situations, from parenting and blended family stress to chronic illness and caregiver strain.
That variety informs how she adapts sessions to a person’s situation. Marla keeps the work practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and small steps people can take between meetings.
She encourages open conversation about what’s working and adjusts plans as needs evolve.
What Marla works with
Everything Marla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marla's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marla lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using evidence-based approaches through online therapy
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and choices, with the therapist listening closely and shaping sessions around what the client finds most important. This helps people feel heard and keeps the work focused on practical steps they want to take.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and anger concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's situation, and adjust techniques as progress is made. Clients help decide what tools are most useful and which formats work best for their life.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is needed. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels too much. Live chat and text-based messaging work for quick check-ins or when someone needs support between longer sessions. These choices make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Marla
What kinds of concerns does Marla work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her work is client-centered and practical, using CBT and DBT skills to teach emotion regulation and behavior change, and tailoring tools to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and earlier experience in school counseling, giving her a broad background with many age groups.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does not work with international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.