Marcela Garcia, LCPC

Marcela Garcia is a Nevada licensed clinician with 15 years of counseling experience. She listens first and focuses on what matters to each person. Marcela aims to help people find clearer ways to manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or family concerns.

She begins by learning a client's story and goals. That conversation shapes a plan built around practical steps and real-life problems. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward, with an emphasis on skills clients can use between meetings.

Marcela uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and client-centered work to address symptoms and patterns. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when helping people set goals and make changes.

Her experience includes caregiving and hospice-related counseling, family of origin concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, and struggles with guilt, shame, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with life purpose, midlife shifts, financial stress, and multicultural concerns.

Marcela works in English and Spanish. She aims to create a respectful, listening space where strengths are noticed and small, achievable steps are the focus. She encourages people who feel stuck to start with one clear goal and build from there.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Marcela commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Sessions often include homework and concrete strategies to use between meetings.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which prioritizes listening and reflecting what matters to the client so they feel understood and can build on their own strengths. This approach is helpful when people need space to sort feelings and decide next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marcela will collaborate with clients to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she may use elements from DBT, motivational interviewing, or solution-focused techniques when useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills, or when writing feels easier than speaking.

These formats help people keep therapy consistent with busy lives and varied schedules while working on practical skills and steps toward specific goals.