About Marla
Marla Carman uses a blend of approaches that focus on practical change and present-moment awareness. She brings 21 years of experience to work on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions. Marla holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Arizona.
Her style is direct and warm, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more in control. Marla draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values.
How Marla works
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for processing traumatic memories and Mindfulness Therapy to build calm and focus. Sessions combine skill-building, reflection, and real-world action steps. Many people come to Marla for help with intimacy-related issues, body image, self-esteem, and family of origin concerns.
She also supports those coping with career stress, caregiver strain, and complicated grief. Clinical work can address addictions, bipolar challenges, sleep and eating concerns, and anger management. Marla adapts her methods to each person’s needs.
She favors short practical exercises, skill practice between sessions, and steady tracking of progress. Her approach balances empathy with clear guidance so people can try new ways of responding to old problems. Practical matters are handled through online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.
Marla lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Marla works with
The areas below are the ones Marla selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
How online therapy uses evidence-based approaches
Marla commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is also a core part of her work and focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marla will work collaboratively to test methods and adjust based on what feels most helpful to the client. Together they set goals and choose techniques that fit the person’s needs and daily life, reviewing progress and changing course when needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work, and chat or text options are useful for shorter check-ins or when typing is more comfortable. These options help people keep continuity with therapy while fitting sessions into a busy life.
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