Acuity Counseling Therapist Bio

Contact us to schedule an appointment or ask a question:
Marcella Oreta, MS, LMFTA
Individual and Couples Therapist
Bilingual in Portuguese
Marcella has a passion for working with people, from teen years to adulthood and through the challenges of relationships. Each stage of life presents unique challenges and Marcella seeks to meet you where you are today, to help you create the future you are hoping for. She puts a strong emphasis on joining in with you in the journey of therapy to ensure you are not traveling alone.
Working with Young Adults & Individuals
Becoming an adult is challenging under the best of circumstances, especially as you balance leaving adolescence and learning about adulthood. Perhaps too many changes are creating new stress you did not anticipate. Maybe adulthood is not what you imagined. Or the disconnect is creating questions about your purpose or identity as an adult. Marcella will help you build skills for managing challenging times and will support you in exploring who you are. She is eager to join your journey toward self-discovery, self-love, and a life filled with purpose and meaningful relationships where your values, dreams, and reality are all aligned.
Working with Body Image or Disorder Eating
The relationship we have with ourselves and our body is a relationship we will have for our entire lives. Trauma, societal expectations, and early messages surrounding food and our body deeply impact the relationship we have with our body. Marcella will help you identify negative narratives about your body and replace them with self-compassionate narratives through Health-At-Every-Size and mindfulness-based techniques to repair your relationship with your body and food.
Working with Couples
Do you feel as though you and your partner have the same conversation or argument, time and time again without resolution? Perhaps you are wanting to take your relationship to the next level but are unsure about how to get past the barriers you’re currently facing. Or maybe traumatic experiences from previous relationships are resurfacing in your current relationship. Every couple deserves to be in a happy, healthy relationship – by using core interventions from Gottman method, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Marcella will support your relationship toward productive conversations, increased connection, and shared meaning.
How I can Help
As a systems therapist, Marcella aims to see you as a whole person; understanding how your early relationships, marginalized identities and experiences impact your life today. Marcella uses an integrative approach of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and Experiential Therapy to provide you with new skills to help create healthy experiences that match your values. As an intersectional-feminist therapist, a Latina, and proud daughter of immigrant parents, Marcella has a passion for deconstructing oppressive narratives and systems that impact our daily lives.
Areas of Specialization
- Improving teen self-esteem, body image concerns/eating disorders, identity development and trauma
- Helping adults with anxiety, depression and personal growth
- Specialized training to support couples in repairing and improving their relationship.
Call 206-910-9476 to schedule an appointment or if you have questions about my counseling services.
Our team…Your Guides to a better You

Colleen Hilton
MA, LMFT
Founder and CEO

Maggie Rodriguez
MA, LMFT
Chief Clinical Officer
Individual & Couples Therapist

Lisa Dean
MS, LMFT, RPT
Child, Teen & Adult Therapist

Evey Duran
MS, LMFT
Individual and Teen Therapist

Rachel Frank
MS, LMHC
Individual and Family
Therapist

Jessica Fritz
MSW, LICSW
Individual Therapist

Connie Guy
MS, LMHC, CMHS
Individual and Couples
Therapist

Janelle Hamann
MA, LMHC
Individual & Couples Therapist

Erica Hesch
MSW, LICSWA
Individual Therapist

Jeff Hill
MA, LMHCA, NCC
Individual Therapist

Caitlyn Hynes
MSW, LICSW
Individual Therapist

Jewels Lambert
MS, LMHC, MFT
Individual and
Family Therapist

Jillian Nichols
MS, LMHC, NCC
Individual Adult
& Teen Therapist

Shea Robinson
MA, LMHCA
Individual &
Adolescent Therapist

Daley Ruthven
MA, LMHC
Individual Therapist

Marcella Oreta
MS, LMFTA
Individual & Couples Therapist

Beth Sanders
MA, LMHC
Individual and Couples
Therapist

Mayra Sanchez
MA, LMFTA
Individual & Couples Therapist
Bilingual in Spanish

Hannah Tanaka
MA, LMFT
Individual and Relationship
Therapist

Diana Tilson
MSW, LICSW
Individual Therapist

Mike Washington
MA, LICSWA
Individual Therapist

Julia Williams
MA, LMHCA
Individual, Couple & Trauma
Therapist

Katelyn Yam
MAED, LMHC, NCC
Individual and Trauma Therapist

GET STARTED
If you have questions and would like to talk about any of our counseling services, please reach out for a complimentary phone consultation or send us an email.
First Session Within 72 Hours of Calling
We book you an appointment within 24 hours of contacting us (usually less) and make sure your first appointment is soon after.
Seattle: 206-922-2376
Bellevue: 425-549-3242
Bothell/Woodinville: 206-910-9476
for Billing questions call:
206-922-2298

SCHEDULING
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Schedule by phone: 206-910-9476

INSURANCE
Counseling services are often covered in full or in part by your health insurance company. Acuity Counseling proudly accepts most major health insurance plans.
We do not participate
in EAP Plans