Marla Monk, LCSW, LISW-CP
Calm, practical help for anger and relationships
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Marla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- California, South Carolina, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marla
Marla Monk, LCSW, LISW-CP uses a client-centered approach to guide people through anger, stress, and relationship strain. She listens for what matters most and helps people set practical goals they can try between sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
Those ideas often turn into simple strategies to manage intense feelings in the moment. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when people need tools for emotional regulation and coping with distress.
Background and approach
Marla has five years of clinical experience in South Carolina and has worked with people who face trauma, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with career challenges, parenting stress, adoption or foster care concerns, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem.
Her background includes work with military-connected populations and first responder issues, and she is familiar with veteran and armed forces concerns. Marla brings that perspective to conversations about control, communication problems, and recovery after domestic violence or sexual assault. Sessions use a mix of talk, skills practice, and goal-setting.
She will help clarify priorities, practice new ways of responding to anger, and track small changes over time. Marla holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LISW-CP (Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice) credentials.
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
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Marla lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approach and online therapy options for managing strong emotions
Marla commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and building on what the client says matters most. That approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals around their real-life priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is also used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, turning those insights into simple steps people can try between sessions. These steps often help reduce anger and anxiety by altering reaction patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and help pick what fits the client's needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative process where strategies are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and text or chat formats support quick check-ins and written coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Marla
What concerns does this clinician address?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, parenting strain, career challenges, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered with practical skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions focus on listening, setting small goals, and practicing tools for handling strong emotions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience and background working with people affected by trauma, grief, domestic violence, and military-connected concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and provides services based in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.