- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Marquita
Marquita Wooley is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 17 years of clinical experience. She practices in Alabama and works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT issues.
She trained in counseling psychology after completing a bachelor's in sociology. Over the years she has worked in community mental health, hospitals, residential settings, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs, and private practice. That range means she has experience with short-term crisis work and longer-term therapy.
Her approach centers on helping people talk through what matters to them and testing practical steps between sessions. She often uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based ideas. Those methods are used to help with unhelpful thoughts, avoidance patterns, and finding small, doable changes.
Marquita also draws on emotionally focused methods and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when relationships or strong emotions are involved. She supports people navigating loss, life transitions, caregiver stress, fertility or postpartum challenges, and issues related to military life.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and paced to each person's needs. She helps clients set clear goals, try new strategies, and build coping skills for everyday pressures. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Background and approach notes: Marquita works in English and practices as an LPC licensed in Alabama and Texas. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not accepted.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them and then choose actions based on personal values. It is often used for anxiety, low motivation, and difficulties with change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful habits; it is commonly used for anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and responding to strong emotions in ways that improve connection and regulation, which can help with grief and relational stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marquita will talk with each person about goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also adapt exercises for video or voice sessions and suggest practical homework that fits into everyday life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Texas, Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT-related concerns, plus many additional focus areas such as caregiver stress and postpartum challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered stance combined with cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches, and may add emotionally-focused or DBT skills when emotions or relationships are involved.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of professional experience across community mental health, hospital settings, residential care, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Alabama; she also holds LPC credentials in Texas as noted in her background.
Can I work with her if I'm not in the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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