About Marla
Marla Moreno is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Oregon with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her manner is described as warm, direct, and empathetic, and she aims to help people build practical skills they can use in daily life.
Marla uses a mix of clear techniques rather than a single method.
Background and approach
She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses mindfulness and motivational strategies to increase present-moment awareness and strengthen motivation for change. Sessions often focus on concrete skills for communication, impulse control, and coping with strong emotions.
People learn steps for managing reactions, handling relationship tensions, and pacing themselves through big life shifts. Marla also works with concerns like ADHD, compassion fatigue, and process addictions, tailoring her approach to what each person needs. Her background blends practical tools with reflective work.
Narrative and solution-focused techniques help clients reframe problems and set realistic, forward-moving goals. Somatic methods may be used to bring attention to how the body holds stress and to teach gentle ways to release it. Marla aims to partner with clients on clear, achievable goals.
She helps map out small steps, practices to try between sessions, and ways to notice progress. The focus stays on useful change that fits everyday life.
Practical approaches for online care
Marla commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify thoughts that keep them stuck and practice new, more helpful responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood shifts because it focuses on concrete steps and skills.She also brings mindfulness strategies into sessions to help clients notice physical sensations and patterns of thinking without judgment. Mindfulness can reduce reactivity and make it easier to try new coping tools in everyday situations. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to make changes but feel uncertain; it helps clarify values and build internal motivation for next steps.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Marla works with each person to test what fits, adjusting techniques based on the individual’s goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and helps set achievable tasks between sessions so progress is measurable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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