Marla Anderson, LPC

Marla Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas with seven years as an LPC and over a decade working in school counseling before moving fully into private practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes. Marla also works with issues connected to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiving strain.

Marla uses straightforward methods drawn from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also uses EMDR and motivational interviewing when those approaches fit a person's needs. Sessions focus on concrete skills for coping, clearer communication, and practical steps toward change.

Her background combines years in school settings with outpatient counseling work. That mix means she is used to short-term problem solving and longer-term growth work. People often come for help with patterns that began in childhood or with recurring relationship and self-worth struggles.

In sessions Marla listens for patterns people learned early on and looks for small, doable changes. She teaches skills to manage strong emotions, reduce unhelpful thoughts, and handle setbacks. Work may include setting achievable goals, practicing new ways to speak up, and using EMDR when past memories are part of the problem.

If someone wants to begin, the first step is a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Marla offers care in English and practices under her Texas LPC credential.

Approaches used in online sessions