Therapist in Summerville, South Carolina Marlayah Legare, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 0-75+
Appointments: In-office only. Telehealth not available
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Marlayah Legare, LPC
Specializes In:
Marlayah Legare, LPC, helps children, adolescents, teens, and adults across South Carolina navigate life’s challenges with compassionate, evidence-based mental health care at LifeStance Health. She provides individual therapy and family therapy for concerns such as anxiety, ADHD, and depression, helping clients build practical coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships. Her approach is collaborative and supportive, empowering patients to make meaningful progress in their daily lives. Marlayah has experience supporting diverse populations, including individuals within the LGBTQ+ community, those with autism spectrum disorders, and families involved in adoption or foster care. She tailors treatment to each person’s unique experiences and goals, utilizing interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, and family therapy. She also integrates parenting skills and offers additional therapeutic approaches to meet a wide range of mental health needs. She is especially committed to creating a safe, affirming space where clients feel heard and understood while working through complex emotions, behavioral concerns, and life transitions. Marlayah values helping individuals and families strengthen communication, build resilience, and develop healthier patterns that support long-term well-being. Outside of her clinical work, Marlayah enjoys spending time with family and friends, exploring new music and travel destinations, reading about personal growth, and engaging in creative activities like journaling and crafting.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 6-64
- Family Therapy: All Ages
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Gender identity
- Hallucinations
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Racial identity
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Attachment issues
- Family conflict
- Parenting
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- LGBTQ+
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Racial identity
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Insurances Accepted
- Absolute Total Care
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
-
Webster University
FAQs
Please call us at 843-501-1099 to schedule an appointment with Marlayah Legare.
Marlayah Legare generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 843-501-1099 to find out Marlayah Legare's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Marlayah Legare:
- Absolute Total Care
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 843-501-1099 to see how we can help.
Marlayah Legare is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Marlayah Legare works at:
Marlayah Legare only offers in-office visits at this time. To find a provider in your area that offers online telehealth visits, please call us at 843-501-1099 or search our provider directory.
Yes, Marlayah Legare is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: