- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lenita
Lenita Marquez is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, and grief. She offers calm, straightforward support for everyday struggles. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make sessions feel like practical problem-solving rather than lectures.
Lenita uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust. She adds practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Across nine years of practice in Washington, Lenita has worked with people facing trauma, relationship stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, substance use concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her goal is to help people find clearer ways to cope and make choices that fit their values. Sessions aim to be collaborative and action-focused. Clients can expect simple tools to use between meetings, plus space to talk through painful experiences.
Lenita respects each person’s pace and priorities while helping them try new ways of responding. She offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she practices under her Washington LMHC credential.
What Lenita works with
Everything Lenita lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lenita helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lenita lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and working at a person's pace. Online sessions let the therapist follow what matters most to the client and respond in a supportive way. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which works well over video and messaging because exercises and homework can be shared directly during or between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those skill sets translate into short practice exercises and check-ins that fit phone or text formats.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions can focus on useful skills and clearer ways to respond to stress, parenting demands, or relationship strain.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and get brief support without scheduling a full call. Together these options let someone fit therapy into busy days and try different ways of working until the right fit is found.
Questions people ask about Lenita
What kinds of concerns does Lenita address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, anger, ADHD, and related areas like attachment and blended family issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then introduces strategies from CBT and DBT to help with thinking patterns and emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lenita has nine years of experience providing mental health support in Washington, working with people through trauma, life transitions, and substance use challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She practices as an LMHC in Washington, noted as WA LMHC LH, and provides services to people located in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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