About Marcia
Marcia Koetting is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and LGBT concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit into everyday life. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and centers each person's own strengths and story.
Marcia has worked in the mental health field for 10 years and is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals for change.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is useful right now and on building skills people can use between meetings. Her approach draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she supports people in naming their priorities, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing small behavior changes.
The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who come for help often want relief from intense worry, mood shifts, or the effects of past hurt. Marcia offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and practical tools to reduce overwhelm.
She encourages clients to use what works for them and to move at a pace they can handle. Therapy begins with a short conversation to clarify goals and match approaches. From there, sessions can include problem-solving, skills practice, and reviewing what helped between appointments.
The aim is clearer thinking, fewer barriers to daily life, and better use of personal strengths.
Practical approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding each person's story and priorities. In practice this looks like the therapist listening closely, asking about what matters most, and shaping sessions around those goals. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to make sense of their experiences and decide next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses clear exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and to build new habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related challenges like ADHD symptoms.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marcia will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Treatment can be adjusted over time based on what is most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or day-to-day coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and to maintain progress between sessions.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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