Marla Voss, LCSW, LISW
Iowa · 14 years in practice
Marla Voss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) who focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LISW, Iowa
- 007372 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 11433-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1902054463 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Marla
Marla Voss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) who focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She approaches each person with warmth and respect and aims to create a space where someone feels heard. Marla uses clear, practical methods so people can see what to try between sessions.
Marla draws on 14 years of clinical experience and a long history in healthcare settings.
Background and approach
Early work in a hospital led to decades of counseling adults facing mental health and medical challenges. That background informs her work with chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the emotional strain that can come with serious health conditions. Her style centers on the person and builds on strengths.
She mixes approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive-behavioral tools to fit individual needs. Sessions often involve naming feelings, looking at patterns, and practicing small changes that make daily life easier. Marla also focuses on relationship and communication struggles, codependency, addiction-related issues, and mood disorders including bipolar disorder.
She offers support for grief, guilt, shame, and compassion fatigue that can affect caregivers and healthcare workers. Sessions are offered in English and provided online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Marla shares scheduling windows and typically responds to messages within one business day during her posted hours in Wisconsin.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Marla names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How online therapy blends emotional work and practical tools
Marla often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift harmful emotional patterns that affect how they relate to themselves and others. EFT focuses on naming feelings and changing the ways people respond to strong emotions, which can ease relationship strain and reduce reactive behavior.She also draws from Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early bonds influence current feelings and habits. This approach can help people understand why they respond to stress or closeness in certain ways and try new, healthier patterns. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and routines, offering clear strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and daily challenges.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Marla collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and situation. She checks in regularly and adjusts tools based on progress and preferences so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats are useful for quick check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit counseling into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, addiction, mood disorders, and end-of-life concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is person-centered and strengths-based, using practical techniques to manage symptoms and build coping skills. Sessions mix emotional exploration with concrete homework and skill practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience and decades of work in healthcare settings beginning in a hospital. That history informs care for people with medical and mental health needs.
Which credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and works from Wisconsin. The profile lists WI LCSW and IA LISW as credential details.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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