Marcella Strickland-Ramsay

Marcella Strickland-Ramsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and educator who practices with compassion, authenticity, and respect for each person’s lived experience. She holds a California clinical social work license (CA LCSW 133498) and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work in California.

Her therapeutic approach is person-centered and grounded in the belief that individuals have the capacity for growth, healing, and change when offered a safe, supportive space to explore their stories. She often frames her role as someone who brings hope in difficult moments while recognizing that clients remain the experts in their own journeys.

Influenced by Rogerian principles, Marcella emphasizes empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. She also incorporates social work values, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive practice, honoring the social, cultural, and spiritual identities that shape each person’s experience.

Marcella’s background includes work in community-based settings, juvenile justice environments, and academic spaces, where she supported people facing trauma, identity development challenges, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. She views healing as both a personal and relational process, one that reverberates through families and communities.

In sessions with Marcella, clients can expect a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment where their voice guides the work. Her goal is to meet people where they are, help identify what’s getting in the way of wellness, and partner with them to create the life they want to lead.