About Marian
Marian Maguire is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts. She brings 20 years of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, career questions, and parenting concerns. Marian uses straightforward language and practical steps to help people move forward.
Marian blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She listens first, then helps set small, manageable goals.
How Marian works
Sessions typically focus on concrete strategies that can be tried between meetings. Her background includes work across many common life challenges, including grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem, intimacy issues, and coping with big changes. Marian also supports people navigating LGBT concerns, bipolar disorder, and caregiver stress.
She draws on two decades of clinical practice to offer practical guidance. Marian aims to create a collaborative space where people feel heard and understood. She encourages identifying immediate steps and tracking progress over time.
The work often mixes short-term coaching with longer-term problem solving as needed. People who meet with Marian can expect clear, down-to-earth conversation and a focus on what helps most right now. She helps clients break problems into manageable pieces and build skills to handle them.
Marian offers sessions in multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Marian lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Marian works with
The areas below are the ones Marian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches for Online Change and Problem Solving
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely and reflects what is important, helping people find their own solutions and regain confidence. This approach is useful for relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, and adjusting to life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions identify unhelpful patterns and teach specific skills to test different ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD coping strategies, and social anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That might mean leaning more on problem-solving for short-term goals or using CBT techniques for symptom management over several sessions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and hold longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a shorter interaction fits a busy day.
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