Marsha (Marcie) Eriksen Hanna , LCSW

Marsha (Marcie) Eriksen Hanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience supporting adults and families through major life challenges. She brings a strengths-based, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral orientation to her work, helping people build on existing resources while learning practical skills to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and improve mood. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from San Diego State University and an Intergenerational Specialist certificate from the University of Pittsburgh, training that informs her work with caregivers, aging-related concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and family transitions.

Marsha offers care for a range of issues including grief and loss, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and isolation or loneliness. She is known for a counseling style that is compassionate, warm, genuine, direct, and respectful, and she emphasizes active listening and collaborative planning. Treatment is tailored to each person using proven approaches and strategies that fit their unique needs and life path.

With a focus on practical tools and personal strengths, Marsha guides clients toward clearer goals, improved coping, and greater confidence in navigating change and loss.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Marsha uses a combination of approaches tailored to the needs of each person she works with. Strengths-based work focuses on identifying the skills and resources a person already has and building on those assets to move forward and solve problems. Solution-focused techniques emphasize clear, short-term goals and practical steps to create meaningful change without getting stuck in problem-focused thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients recognize and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marsha works with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and life circumstances and adjusts techniques as therapy progresses to find the best fit for each individual.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility limitations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and fit therapy into daily life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt methods to online settings.