Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Marla works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marla
Marla Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, and related concerns. She supports clients facing life changes, grief, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma and compassion fatigue. Marla writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Marla brings 14 years of counseling experience to sessions. She emphasizes respect and kindness in every meeting.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be encouraging and focused on what a person can do next. The tone is steady and solution-oriented rather than overwhelmed or vague. Her approach centers on strengths and practical coping.
She looks for each person’s existing resources and builds on them. Together with the client she identifies goals, small experiments, and new habits to try between sessions. In sessions she listens first, then helps people sort priorities and practice new responses.
Work may include learning strategies to manage anger, reducing anxiety, addressing addictive patterns, or rebuilding after loss or trauma. Marla also offers coaching-style guidance for career decisions and self-esteem work. Marla offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
She works in English and sees clients in Georgia. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Marla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills people can use. One approach emphasizes building on strengths and resilience by identifying existing resources and turning them into action steps; this helps with stress, anger, and coping after loss. Another common strand involves practical behavior-focused work that teaches specific skills for managing anxiety, reducing addictive responses, and changing unhelpful routines; clients practice small experiments between sessions to track what works.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marla collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and daily life. She checks in and adjusts methods over time so the plan fits how a person wants to live and cope.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or other routines while keeping care consistent.
Questions people ask about Marla
What kinds of problems does Marla help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is respectful and encouraging, with a focus on practical steps. She emphasizes building on a person’s strengths and trying small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Marla has 14 years of experience working in the behavioral health and mental health field.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Georgia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.