Marsha graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 1991 from Elizabethtown College. She received her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Immaculata University in 1993. In 1995 she became a National Certified Counselor, and in 2002 she became a Licensed Professional Counselor. Marsha has worked with clients in a variety of settings including inpatient treatment, long term residential, and outpatient therapy settings.

Marsha has extensive experience working with individuals living with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. In 1996 she became a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) and an Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICAADC). In 2005 Marsha became a Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional with Diplomate status (CCDP-D). Her passion for working with individuals struggling with mental health and substance use as both a counselor and director of treatment facilities has provided her with a wealth of knowledge and compassion for people working to overcome those challenges.

A life-long learner, Marsha has pursued training and certification in many therapeutic techniques which enhance her ability to help clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship distress, emotional distress, and trauma related issues. In 2010 she became certified in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (CTRTC) and in 2012 became a teaching faculty member of the Glasser Institute for Choice Theory. She has also received specialized training in Person Centered Therapy (PCT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR.). In 2021, Marsha became an EFT-TFT-Tapping Master Practitioner and also became a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). Her focus in private practice is to provide her clients with compassionate, supportive, trauma informed care and partner with them to improve their mental health and achieve their goals.

Marsha’s therapy style is genuine, down to earth, relaxed, and comfortable.  She provides a warm and inviting safe, non-judgmental space where healing can begin. Marsha’s sense of humor can also help clients feel at ease and even have some fun in therapy.