Marc Zola, LPC, MEd, MFT

As a couples therapist in private practice, I take a strengths-based approach to relationship issues. This means that the answers to your relationship problems lay in noticing what is already working, and learning to do more of it. There is no guarantee that my approach will solve all of your issues, but there is a guarantee that continuing to 'try harder' on your own will likely not work.

I hold a Master's degree in Couples & Family Therapy and a BA in Psychology. My professional experience includes clinical work in outpatient clinics and private practice as well as more serious inpatient hospital settings. In addition, I am a frequent presenter of lectures on couples communication and have published peer-reviewed journal articles on best-practice approaches to treating the most challenging couples issues.

When it comes to couple relationships, I believe that even the most problematic relationships can be improved with surprisingly little effort. By focusing away from problem-saturated thinking and towards uncovering solutions that are already working outside of your daily awareness, I believe it is possible to make your relationship substantially better. Using this approach, I have helped numerous clients understand and address challenges associated with couple relationships (couple communication issues, lack of intimacy, adjustment to life stages).

• Masters of Ed/MFT. University of Oregon's Couples & Family Therapy Program

• BA in Psychology. University of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations & Experience

• Member of American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)

• Member of American Counseling Association (ACA)

• Practicing Couples Therapist - Private Practice (Eugene, OR)

• Practicing Psychotherapist - Behavioral Health Psychiatry Dept

• Couples & Family Therapist - Center for Family Therapy

• Psychotherapist - Volunteers in Medicine

• Counselor - TALK Line for parental support, San Francisco

Selected Publications & Presentations

• 10 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Relationship. A Public Seminar

• Treatment of Infidelity-Related Impasse in Couples. Journal of Systemic Therapies

• An Integrated, Systemic Approach to Couples Therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies

• Featured Presenter at Oregon Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Conference

• Relationship Panelist at HLA of America’s Annual Meeting

• The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. University of Oregon