Marcella Strickland-Ramsay, LCSW

Licensed in California · 10 years in practice

Marcella Strickland-Ramsay greets people with warmth and clear intent.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 133498 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1730232919 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Marcella

Marcella Strickland-Ramsay greets people with warmth and clear intent. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career concerns. Her style is straightforward and caring, aimed at making therapy feel approachable during hard times.

She centers sessions on the person in front of her. Sessions are collaborative and nonjudgmental, with space to talk through what matters most. She emphasizes empathy, genuineness, and respect for each person’s background and beliefs.

Background and approach

Marcella draws on social work values and trauma-informed practice to shape her work. She pays attention to cultural and spiritual identity when that matters to the person she is working with. This helps her tailor conversation and goals to each individual’s life.

Her experience includes community settings, juvenile justice environments, and academic work over the past ten years. That background informs how she thinks about life transitions, identity development, and coping after difficult experiences. In practical terms, she helps people sort through feelings like guilt, shame, and self-doubt.

She also supports those facing divorce or separation, and people wanting to build self-love and forgiveness. The focus is on small, usable steps that make daily life more manageable. Marcella aims to meet people where they are and to partner on realistic goals.

Conversations lead to clearer choices, healthier boundaries, and better ways to cope with change.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Marcella uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on the person’s needs and lived experience. Person-centered work means sessions are guided by the client’s priorities, with the therapist offering empathy, reflection, and practical questions to help clarify goals and next steps. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and relationship stress where understanding personal values matters.

She also applies trauma-informed principles, which involve recognizing how past experiences shape present reactions and pacing work to avoid overwhelm. This perspective is helpful when dealing with grief, guilt, shame, or after difficult life changes like separation or divorce.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods over time based on progress, goals, and comfort. Marcella aims to tailor sessions so the work feels relevant and doable for each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people keep face-to-face connection while saving travel time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy into work, school, and family routines without losing continuity of care.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Marcella help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and career concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and building self-love.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is person-centered and collaborative, emphasizing empathy and genuineness. Sessions aim to be nonjudgmental and practical, helping people find steps they can use day to day.

How long has she been practicing?

She brings ten years of experience working in community settings, juvenile justice, and academic spaces. That background informs her work with life transitions and identity concerns.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated LCSW, and practices in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person’s needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

What steps start the process of working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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