Marlea Major, LMHC, LPC - Therapist in Florida

About Marlea

Marlea Major is a licensed mental health counselor who works with parents and families facing stress, parenting challenges, trauma, and relationship strain. She draws on ten years of counseling experience to offer practical support for everyday problems. Her style is warm and respectful, focusing on helping people find steady ways to cope and make changes that fit their lives.

Marlea listens first and then helps families map out clear steps to move forward.

Background and approach

She uses plain language and teaches skills you can try between sessions. Her work covers anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, anger, addictions, attention concerns, and issues tied to trauma and caregiving. In sessions she blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness.

That means she helps parents and caregivers identify unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of thinking, and try simple mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing is also part of her toolbox to support forward momentum when change feels hard. Marlea has experience supporting families connected to foster care and adoption and understands the stresses those situations bring.

She also brings background working with first responders and veterans and the kinds of reactions that can follow dangerous or high-stress work. She holds Florida LMHC MH17032 and Georgia LPC LPC013052 licensure and offers services in English. Therapy is available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging using a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care for families

Marlea uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting relationship where parents and caregivers feel heard. This approach focuses on understanding each family's priorities and offering support without judgment, which helps when emotions run high and decisions feel overwhelming.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to identify patterns that lead to stress or conflict. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, sleep problems, anger, and parenting interactions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Marlea will talk with each family about goals and try methods that fit their situation. Plans are adjusted over time so techniques match changing needs and what feels most helpful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These formats let parents connect around work and childcare, review skills between meetings, and choose the way of communicating that feels safest and most practical. Licensed professionals can use these tools to offer ongoing support while fitting therapy into busy family life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family concerns does Marlea address?

She works with parents and families on stress, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and family dynamics. Other areas include anxiety, depression, sleep issues, addiction, and trauma-related concerns.

How would she describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on listening and respect. She combines that approach with practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.

What is her professional background?

Marlea has ten years of counseling experience and additional years working with foster children and families. She also has experience related to first responder and veteran issues.

What licenses and where is she based?

She holds Florida LMHC MH17032 and Georgia LPC LPC013052 licensure and practices from Florida. Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and the therapist's availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Florida, Georgia
Languages: English

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