About Marla
Marla Patterson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and ADHD. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addictions, anger, and career transitions. Her tone is practical and respectful.
She focuses on strengths and resilience while addressing day-to-day problems. Marla keeps sessions warm and straightforward. She creates an encouraging space where clients can talk through what feels hard.
Background and approach
Conversations typically focus on current concerns and workable steps to reduce distress and improve functioning. She values respect, kindness, and a collaborative pace. Her approach centers on building on what already works for each person.
Marla helps clients identify resources and practical routines they can use between sessions. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to target symptoms and skills, while tailoring suggestions to personal goals. With 14 years of professional experience, Marla brings steady, consistent care to the room.
She is based in Georgia and works in English. Her experience includes supporting people through compassion fatigue and coaching for life changes as well as common mental health conditions. Sessions aim to be solution-focused but flexible.
Marla partners with clients to set realistic goals and measures progress over time. She encourages small changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning and clearer decision making.
Online approaches and how they help
Marla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward practical change. One common approach focuses on strengthening existing skills and routines to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it helps with anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, and mood regulation by building clear habits and strategies. Another approach emphasizes working through grief, trauma, and relationship issues with steady support and coping tools designed to reduce overwhelm and increase emotional stability.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marla works with each person to understand goals, daily challenges, and preferences before proposing strategies. She adapts methods over time based on what is most helpful and checks in regularly to measure progress together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people keep visual connection for deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quiet moment is all that’s available. Messaging and live chat are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent care while balancing school, work, or family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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