Dr. Marsha Chase, LMFT

Dr. Marsha Chase is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She has worked in homes, residential programs, schools, and outpatient settings. People come to her for many concerns, including depression, anxiety, parenting struggles, trauma and attachment disruptions. Dr. Chase also supports those facing midlife questions and major life changes.

Her approach is warm and interactive. She aims to understand each person as an individual and tailors a plan to fit their needs. She centers empathy and genuine regard in sessions and focuses on practical skills people can use between meetings.

Dr. Chase blends several approaches depending on the person’s goals. She uses acceptance and commitment techniques to help people clarify values, cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking, and attachment-based work when early relationships affect current functioning. She also draws on client-centered principles to keep the work collaborative.

In sessions she helps clients build coping tools for stress, anger, grief, relationship strain, ADHD-related problems, and caregiver fatigue. She supports people managing mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, and those processing trauma or abuse. The emphasis is on identifying actionable steps and practicing new ways of relating.

Beginning therapy with her starts with a conversation about what matters most and what practical changes feel possible. She works at a steady pace and partners with people as they try new skills and track progress.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Dr. Chase uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as core strands in her work. ACT helps people name their values and take small steps toward them while tolerating difficult thoughts or feelings; it can be useful when life changes or midlife questions feel paralyzing. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and reactions, which can clarify problems in parenting, relationships, and self-worth.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that fit those aims. That collaborative planning helps shape session focus and which techniques to practice between meetings.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find online sessions help them fit therapy into a busy life, such as by allowing shorter check-ins during a work break or avoiding travel time. Online work also makes it easier to practice skills in everyday settings and to bring session insights directly into day-to-day routines. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can adapt ACT and attachment work to virtual sessions to focus on values-driven choices and relationship patterns.