About Marianne
Marianne Kaukiainen-Russo uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years practicing as a clinician. Marianne writes plainly and offers practical support aimed at real-life change.
She spent over 15 years in college counseling before becoming an LMHC. That background shaped her skill at helping people think through career choices, motivation, and educational decisions.
How Marianne works
Those skills now inform her clinical work with adults facing career and life crossroads. Sessions focus on identifying what matters to each person and building steps that fit their day-to-day life. Marianne helps clients work on self-esteem, communication challenges, and coping strategies for panic or social anxiety.
She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, family problems, fertility concerns, and grief from separation or divorce. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, reflects what she hears, and helps set small, achievable goals.
Clients can expect discussions about practical next steps and tools to try between sessions. Marianne offers several online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works in English and practices from New York.
To begin, she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
What Marianne works with
The areas below are the ones Marianne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Marianne draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and behavior change. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety and manage panic by practicing grounding and breathing strategies and testing small behavioral changes. Another approach centers on improving communication and attachment patterns by identifying recurring interaction habits and trying new, safer ways to express needs and set boundaries. These methods help with relationship difficulties, self-esteem, and life transitions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marianne works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities before recommending specific techniques. She adjusts her work as progress unfolds so the plan stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy schedules. Video calls let therapists and clients work face to face when helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework follow-ups, or check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping the focus on useful, real-world skills.
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A practical next step
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