Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Marla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona, Florida, Washington
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marla
Marla Carman uses a mix of practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage intense feelings and navigate life changes. She brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness into sessions to teach skills for coping with anger, anxiety, and depression. Marla holds clinical licenses as an LMHC and an LPC and draws on 21 years of work in mental health.
She focuses on everyday problems that weigh people down - stress, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns, try new ways of responding, and build steady habits that reduce reactivity. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented while still honoring each person's experience. Marla also helps people facing trauma, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career shifts, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.
She uses EMDR and mindfulness practices when appropriate to address painful memories and body-based reactions. The goal is manageable steps that fit into a busy life. Her style is collaborative and paced to what a person can handle.
She listens, offers practical tools, and adjusts strategies if something does not fit. Many clients work on communication, boundary setting, and calming techniques they can use right away. Sessions are offered from Arizona and conducted in English.
Marla supports work on eating and sleeping problems, bipolar mood concerns, and other complex topics by breaking them into clear, solvable parts. She guides people toward more control over strong emotions and steadier daily routines.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Marla lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches for online anger and emotion work
Marla commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. ACT focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps, even when strong emotions appear. It is useful for managing anger and persistent stress by clarifying values and building tolerance for difficult feelings. CBT looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns for anxiety, depression, and anger.She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help people tune into bodily signals and calm reactivity. Together these methods are chosen collaboratively; the therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the person’s needs and pace. Finding the right mix is part of the work, and plans are adjusted if something does not help.
Online therapy makes these approaches practical for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill coaching and exercises, phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with ongoing reminders and reflections. These options give flexibility to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while still practicing the skills discussed in therapy.
Questions people ask about Marla
What kinds of problems does Marla help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, addictions, anger, and similar concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her approach in sessions?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, and mindfulness to teach skills for managing feelings and changing unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Marla has 21 years of experience working in the mental health field.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LMHC and an LPC and practices from Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.