About Marla
Marla Stamm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. Marla uses straightforward, practical methods so people can make concrete changes in daily life.
Marla favors a client-centered style. She helps people set clear goals and breaks those goals into simple steps. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and how to get there, with regular check-ins on progress.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons and motivation to change.
Her background includes work with depression, anxiety, substance use and relationship concerns. Marla also supports those facing grief, trauma, intimacy challenges, and issues around self-esteem and women’s concerns. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that affect everyday relationships.
Marla offers a direct and compassionate approach. Sessions are practical and focused on real-life results. She encourages people to take small steps and build skills that fit their routines.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters to the person. The therapist listens without judgment and helps shape goals based on the client's priorities, useful for people who need clear direction and support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood swings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving coping, helpful when stress and strong reactions interfere with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on how the person responds. That collaborative process helps identify which methods fit the client's needs and goals.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and do longer sessions, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging make quick check-ins and practical skill reminders easy between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English