- Strengths-based approach
- Solution-focused work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
About Marsha
Marsha (Marcie) Eriksen Hanna welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience and a straightforward, warm approach. She helps people facing depression, stress and anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, career struggles, and major life transitions.
Her sessions focus on identifying personal strengths and practical steps forward. Marsha uses a strengths-based outlook, solution-focused work, and cognitive behavioral methods to help people reduce unhelpful patterns and build small, doable changes. Conversations are direct but compassionate, with attention to what matters most to each person.
Marsha earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from San Diego State University and completed an Intergenerational Specialist certificate program at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Social Work. She has nearly two decades of clinical experience supporting adults through loss, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns.
In sessions she listens actively and offers clear, evidence-based strategies tailored to each person’s situation. She often combines practical coping tools with goal-setting and homework you can try between meetings. Her manner is respectful, encouraging, and focused on realistic progress.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Marsha practices in California and conducts work in English.
Her sessions focus on identifying personal strengths and practical steps forward. Marsha uses a strengths-based outlook, solution-focused work, and cognitive behavioral methods to help people reduce unhelpful patterns and build small, doable changes. Conversations are direct but compassionate, with attention to what matters most to each person.
Marsha earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from San Diego State University and completed an Intergenerational Specialist certificate program at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Social Work. She has nearly two decades of clinical experience supporting adults through loss, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns.
In sessions she listens actively and offers clear, evidence-based strategies tailored to each person’s situation. She often combines practical coping tools with goal-setting and homework you can try between meetings. Her manner is respectful, encouraging, and focused on realistic progress.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Marsha practices in California and conducts work in English.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.