Marquita Clay , LPC

Marquita Clay is a licensed professional counselor with more than 14 years of experience providing psychotherapy in Texas, and she is also licensed to practice in Louisiana. She works with adults facing a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career stress, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and attention-deficit issues. Her clinical experience also includes supporting people through abuse and trauma, job-related stress, divorce, blended family dynamics, relocation, and other major life transitions.

Her counseling approach is grounded in compassion, patience, and a nonjudgmental, client-centered stance that prioritizes each person’s unique needs. She combines evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral methods, dialectical behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness with faith-informed counseling when appropriate. Marquita develops individualized, needs-based treatment plans to help clients move toward practical reflection, healing, and positive change.

Marquita holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor and indicates formal training and authorization to provide professional counseling services. She focuses on offering guidance, extra support, and tools clients can use to manage stress, grief, anger, and the everyday challenges of relationships and life changes.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges because it focuses on practical skills and problem solving.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques can be especially helpful for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and building coping strategies during difficult transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Marquita works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best with their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they set priorities and adapt techniques over time so treatment remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into a busy life or to continue care during relocations and transitions. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, evidence-based support while adapting to each client’s schedule and communication style.