Marshawna Hoyte , LPCC

Marshawna Hoyte, LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor), is an Ohio-licensed therapist with 11 years of professional experience. She supports people navigating stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, motivation challenges, and symptoms of depression. Her practice also includes helping individuals cope with trauma and abuse, grief, family and parenting concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Marshawna approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversation and treatment plans to reflect an individual’s specific needs and goals. She pays close attention to patterns such as abandonment fears, communication or family problems, fatherhood issues, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, and questions about life purpose. She also works with mood-related concerns including Seasonal Affective Disorder, and offers support for self-love, forgiveness, and women’s and young adult issues.

Marshawna emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify practical coping strategies and therapeutic options that fit their situation. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and aims to create a calm, empathetic environment where people can begin to make meaningful changes.

EMDR-Informed Care and Flexible Online Options

Marshawna uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a targeted method to help people process distressing memories and reduce the emotional charge tied to past events. EMDR combines focused attention on troubling memories with guided bilateral stimulation to promote adaptive processing, which can be helpful for trauma-related symptoms and persistent stress.

Alongside EMDR, she emphasizes individualized, collaborative talk-based work that adapts to each person's goals and life context. Marshawna partners with clients to explore which techniques or interventions feel most useful, and she adjusts the approach as needs and preferences evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, and other commitments. Marshawna provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose the format that best fits their schedule and communication style. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access consistent therapeutic support from licensed professionals regardless of location.