Marsha (Marcie) Eriksen Hanna, LCSW

Marsha (Marcie) Eriksen Hanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing grief, stress, depression, caregiving strain, and other life changes. She invites a straightforward, compassionate approach and aims to build on each person's existing strengths. Her style is warm and direct and meant to help people feel heard while they work through practical concerns.

Marcie draws on strengths-based, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral ideas to shape sessions. That means she looks for what is already working, helps set small achievable goals, and uses practical ways to shift thinking and behavior. Conversations often include planning simple steps between meetings and checking what helped or didn’t.

She has 21 years of clinical experience and a Master’s degree in Social Work from San Diego State University. Her background also includes an intergenerational specialist certificate from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Social Work. Those experiences inform her work with caregivers, people coping with aging or memory concerns, and those facing hospice or end-of-life issues.

Clients can expect active listening and straightforward feedback. Sessions focus on doable strategies for daily life - improving self-esteem, managing anxiety, handling relationship and parenting strains, or coping with loneliness. Marcie encourages practical change while honoring the emotional work that comes with it.

To begin, readers should follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session that fits their needs and availability.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Marcie often uses strengths-based, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral ideas in her work. A strengths-based frame helps people identify what they already do well and build on that. It’s useful for caregivers and anyone feeling burned out or overwhelmed.

Solution-focused work emphasizes small, concrete goals and short-term steps to change daily routines. This approach can help when someone needs quick, practical coping strategies for stress, grief, or role changes. Cognitive behavioral ideas look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and are often used to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve problem solving.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit their needs, and adjust as progress is seen. Clients and the therapist decide together what methods feel most helpful.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in from a familiar spot. It can also allow shorter focused sessions when that suits a schedule or lower-bandwidth options when internet speed varies.