Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
How Marsha works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marsha
Dr. Marsha Chase is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She has worked in family homes, residential and school settings, and outpatient programs.
People come to her for many concerns, including depression, anxiety, parenting stress, attachment disruptions, and anger. Her background centers on attachment issues and trauma and abuse. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs.
Dr. Chase combines client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral tools and elements of acceptance-based and emotion-focused methods.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to listen closely, be genuine, and treat people with unconditional positive regard. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and finding practical ways to move forward.
In a typical session she will get to know the person's history and current struggles, then work with them to build simple skills for coping. That can include strategies for managing strong emotions, improving communication, or reducing stress in daily life. Dr.
Chase emphasizes collaboration. She helps people set realistic goals and practices techniques together in session so clients can use them outside therapy. Her goal is to help people feel more capable, more in control, and better able to handle life changes.
What Marsha works with
Everything Marsha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marsha's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marsha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches fit into online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and build actions that match those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be helpful for stress, anxiety, anger, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against reality, then practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and supports building more supported ways of relating to others and to oneself.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Dr. Chase will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. She adapts tools over time and checks in regularly so therapy fits the person's changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let sessions feel similar to an in-person meeting, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick updates, emotional support between sessions, or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These options make it easier to attend sessions from work, home, or while traveling and to use different formats as needs change.
Questions people ask about Marsha
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, parenting challenges, relationship and attachment concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is caring and interactive. She listens closely, shows empathy, and blends client-centered support with practical techniques from cognitive and acceptance-based methods.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience working in family homes, residential and school settings, and outpatient programs, with a focus on attachment disruptions and trauma.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a PA LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she practices with clients located in Pennsylvania.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and subscription work?
Session cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.