About Marsha
Marsha Tunstall is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She supports people struggling with self-esteem, relationship strain, sleep problems, anger, and major life changes. Marsha emphasizes practical steps and steady support rather than quick fixes.
She works from the belief that each person knows their own story best. Sessions focus on the client’s strengths and real-life goals. Marsha aims to make the process manageable and clear so people can take small, sustainable steps forward.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on client-centered listening and structured techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses motivational interviewing to build commitment and solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals. These methods are used together to match what each person needs in the moment.
Marsha brings 25 years of professional experience to her work. That background informs how she helps people untangle patterns and try new ways of coping. She keeps the tone practical and encouraging during sessions.
People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation and concrete tools. Marsha supports caregivers, people living with chronic pain or illness, and those working on addiction or smoking cessation. Her goal is to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life.
Approaches for Online Progress and Practical Change
Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person seeking help, with the therapist listening closely and following the client’s lead to build trust and clarify goals. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a partner in sorting out what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve sleep by changing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavioral changes.
Motivational interviewing helps people who feel stuck or uncertain about change. It uses gentle questioning to boost motivation and strengthen commitment, which is useful for substance use, smoking cessation, or other habits someone wants to alter.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time so the plan stays relevant and workable.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
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- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English