About Marsha
Marsha Hayes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, ADHD, and relationship and family concerns. She brings 18 years of experience and a down-to-earth approach. Parents and adults facing grief, anger, intimacy issues, or major life changes will find practical support.
Sessions aim to produce clear, usable strategies people can apply between meetings. Marsha uses person-centered methods to make conversations feel respectful and nonjudgmental.
Background and approach
She blends that with cognitive-behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Solution-focused tools help set small, concrete goals that add up to real change. When trauma is part of the picture, she incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to address lingering symptoms linked to trauma, grief, or intense anxiety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when people need practical tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens, asks clear questions, and offers homework and step-by-step plans when they help.
The emphasis is on what works in daily life rather than long stretches of theory. Marsha practices in Louisiana and holds licensure as an LPC. She conducts sessions in English and tailors the plan to each person’s situation.
The goal is steady progress you can notice between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-Centered Therapy asks the therapist to listen without judgment and follow the person’s lead, helping people feel heard and respected. It is useful when someone needs space to talk through stress, relationship concerns, or low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, ADHD-related habits, and mood regulation because it breaks problems into steps that can be practiced between sessions.
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used when trauma or persistent distress is present. It aims to reduce the emotional intensity of painful memories and can help with post-traumatic stress, grief, and related anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest techniques to try. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods fit best and adjust plans as progress is seen.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for a face-to-face feel and clearer visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for flexible, brief exchanges between meetings and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use chosen techniques in everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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