About Marianne
Marianne Matos uses a person-centered approach that begins with listening. She focuses on building a respectful, practical relationship so people can talk about what feels overwhelming. Marianne is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and she brings eight years of clinical work to each session.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors in everyday life. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationships and how early patterns can affect current connections.
How Marianne works
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and coping under stress. Marianne has substantial crisis and trauma experience from work at a crisis center. There she supported people who had experienced domestic violence and sexual assault.
That background informs her approach to safety planning and step-by-step recovery work. Her history includes work with adults and older adults as well as experience supporting children and young adults in community settings. Marianne also brings a broad interest in supporting minority and underserved populations and in assisting people with self-esteem and self-advocacy.
Sessions emphasize practical skills, short-term strategies, and collaborative planning. Conversations can include coaching around life transitions, coping with grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and mood or anxiety symptoms. Marianne aims to help people find clearer steps forward.
Marianne lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and communication difficulties so they can try new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, giving space for someone to be heard and to set their own goals. This approach is helpful for building self-advocacy and improving self-esteem. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches specific tools to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and change unhelpful habits.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try strategies and adapt the plan based on what is working for the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief, on-the-go support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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