- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and DBT skills
- Relationship work
About Lenita
Lenita Marquez is a Washington LMHC with nine years of clinical work supporting adults. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship and family issues. She also helps people facing grief, parenting strains, intimacy-related problems, and challenges linked to ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Lenita uses practical talk therapy to help clients notice patterns that come from the family they grew up in. She listens for how expectations, roles, and communication from childhood shape current choices. Sessions look at clear behaviors and thoughts, then test small changes that can reduce conflict and emotional reactivity.
Her work draws on client-centered principles alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. Those approaches are used to identify unhelpful thinking, learn emotion regulation skills, and practice different ways of relating. She also brings elements of the Gottman Method when relationship dynamics are part of the focus.
Lenita is direct and practical in session. She often assigns short between-session work to try new skills in real life. Progress is based on concrete steps clients can take, reviewed and adjusted over time.
Her background includes supporting people with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family stress, communication and control problems, and substance use challenges. She works in English and provides services from Washington. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can notice their own priorities and values. In practice this means time in sessions for open conversation and for the therapist to follow what matters most to the client.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online work using CBT typically includes identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing new responses, and reviewing small homework exercises between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Online sessions may teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that clients can try between meetings.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. That helps match techniques to the problem, whether it is family-of-origin patterns, relationship conflict, or stress management.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Being able to join sessions remotely can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce time spent traveling, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera when that is not preferred.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as attachment and grief.
What is her style in session?
She practices a practical, talk-based style with attention to patterns from childhood and current behavior. Sessions often include short exercises and skills practice.
How much experience does she have?
Lenita has nine years of experience as a clinician working with adult clients on mood, relationship, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Washington and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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