I walked into my first meeting with Marla completely depleted and feeling forsaken by God. I believe I was in tears within seconds of taking a seat. My marriage was completely unravelling and my husband and I were in the beginning stages of separating our life of 20+ years. Wounds from my past were roaring louder than anything else I could hear at that time. My emotions felt insurmountable. My heart was broken. Marla took me by the hand and held me close (literally hugged me on her couch while I deep ugly cried!) with the deepest, most caring love and nurtured my heart exactly where I needed in that moment. She spoke the Lord’s truths over me with such certainty in my time of doubt. She led me back to courage and gave me the tools to find my strength.

Because of the healing I was experiencing, I encouraged my husband to meet with her. Reluctantly, he went. He also struggled deeply with unhealed wounds, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and lots and lots of shame. He had the same heartwarming, nurturing, emotionally shifting experience as I did.

Then together we decided to trust in Marla, set aside our pride and put in the hard work to heal ourselves individually, so we could finally heal together. To date our marriage is the best, most fulfilling relationship (aside from God) either of us have ever experienced. We’ve learned so much about connection, communication, and the skills to do both very well.

Marla’s therapeutic approach applies the wisdom of the Word with a heart that deeply beats for people. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone struggling. She is truly gifted to lead broken people back to the love of Christ and find healthy pathways to lasting inner healing.