- CBT tools
- DBT skills
- Gottman communication
About Lenita
Lenita Marquez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington with nine years of experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and challenges in relationships and parenting. Lenita also lists blended family issues among her areas of focus, and she supports people facing intimacy concerns, self-esteem problems, and life changes.
Lenita uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. She listens and helps people sort priorities, notice patterns, and try small behavior changes. She blends client-centered work with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. That means sessions can include talking through feelings, testing new ways of responding, and building skills to manage strong emotions.
Her background includes helping people recover from abuse, cope with addiction, and manage ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also addresses abandonment, attachment concerns, and the stresses of adoption and foster care. When relationship topics come up she may draw on communication strategies from the Gottman Method to help clarify recurring problems.
Sessions are intended to be practical and focused on what will make day-to-day life more manageable. Lenita helps people develop concrete strategies for parenting strain, co-parenting tensions, or the practical challenges of merging households. She encourages clear goals and regular check-ins to track progress.
People interested in starting work with Lenita are asked to follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The counselor aims to collaborate on goals and adapt approaches as needs change.
Approaches in online sessions and what they do
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel understood and clarifies personal goals without imposing solutions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to change patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can help when strong emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way of daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lenita will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting over time based on progress and feedback.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Different approaches translate into practical steps you can use between meetings, and the therapist will help arrange a schedule that fits everyday life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and blended family issues among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and DBT, and she may use Gottman communication strategies for relationship topics.
How much experience does she have?
Lenita has nine years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LMHC practicing in Washington.
Which languages and clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and 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.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.