Therapist profile
Marshella Stone Davis, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Solution-focused goals
About Marshella
Marshella Stone Davis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 24 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction, trauma, and grief. Her background includes a Master of Education from the University of Houston-Victoria and a bachelor's degree in English and Communication from Angelo State University.
She uses client-centered practice and solution-focused techniques along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address practical problems. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to improve daily functioning.
Her approach is straightforward and skills-oriented. She offers perspective shifts, behavioral strategies, and short-term goal work that can help with things like communication problems, parenting stress, and managing anger. She also supports people dealing with care-giving strain, blended family issues, and the stress of life transitions.
Marshella emphasizes collaboration. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and frames therapy as a place to learn skills and test new ways of coping. The practical steps often include tracking thoughts, trying out new responses, and setting small achievable goals.
Her practice reflects long experience across many common concerns including addiction, eating issues, commitment and codependency questions, and compassion fatigue. People seeking help with family-related stress, relationship difficulties, or parenting strain may find her methods useful.
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How these approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs to talk through relationship stress, parenting strain, or life changes and feel heard while deciding next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thoughts that lead to unhelpful feelings and behaviors. It includes practical exercises and homework to test new thinking and coping skills for anxiety, depression, anger, or addictive behaviors.
Solution-Focused Therapy looks at small, achievable goals and steps that move a person forward. It suits people who want concrete changes and quick strategies for communication problems, conflict, or daily stressors.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to determine which approaches fit their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made so techniques can change when needed.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not specified in the profile. Ask which formats are available and how sessions are typically scheduled. The online option can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten check-ins, avoid travel time, and keep continuity when life gets disrupted.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, addictions, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centered and solution-focused with use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC practicing in Texas.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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