Dr. Marsha Chase, LMFT
Compassionate therapist helping people reshape their stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Marsha Chase |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Marsha
Dr. Marsha Chase is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She has worked in homes, residential programs, schools, and outpatient settings.
She helps people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and attachment concerns. Dr. Chase often meets people who are coping with complex histories of abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, or dissociation.
She also supports those dealing with mood disorders, ADHD, grief, career shifts, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping clients manage anger, communication problems, codependency, and blended-family transitions. Her style is warm and interactive. She focuses on listening closely and treating each person with respect and care.
She aims to build a strong working relationship before moving into skill-building and problem solving. Dr. Chase draws on Narrative ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, client-centered approaches, and Cognitive Behavioral techniques.
She shapes a plan around each person’s story and goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions are designed to help people make sense of painful experiences, try new ways of relating, and practice skills for daily life. Her goal is to help people feel more steady, clear about their needs, and more able to handle life’s changes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Marsha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Marsha among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Marsha directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Marsha directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and evidence-based approaches work online
Dr. Chase uses Narrative-informed work to help people rewrite difficult chapters of their lives by separating a person from their problems and noticing patterns in their story. This approach can help with identity, attachment wounds, and relationship struggles.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - which focuses on clarifying values and building small, practical actions that move a person toward those values. ACT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, and coping with change.
Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work when relationship patterns and early bonds come into focus. That helps people understand how past connections shape present behavior and how to try new ways of relating.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to test what fits, mixing methods from Narrative, ACT, attachment work, client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. The plan evolves based on your goals and what feels useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you work face to face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging keeps a short check-in or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Dr. Chase address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting struggles, grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is caring and interactive. She listens closely, shows empathy, and creates a collaborative plan tailored to each person.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience and has worked in family homes, residential settings, schools, and outpatient programs.
What credentials and location apply to sessions?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dr. Chase?
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