About Marilyn
Marilyn Seccombe brings 30 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life changes in ways that feel practical and doable. Marilyn uses plain language and a steady presence in sessions.
She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Conversations aim to reduce painful symptoms and build everyday coping tools that can be used when things get hard.
How Marilyn works
Her work often addresses emotional regulation, mood problems, and panic symptoms. She also helps people untangle relationship patterns, control issues, guilt, shame, and feelings of isolation. Workplace stress and communication breakdowns are frequent topics in her practice.
Marilyn draws from several therapeutic methods to shape individual plans. She blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when helpful. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused steps to keep work goal-directed and practical.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Marilyn helps people notice what is working, try small changes, and adjust as they go. The aim is to leave therapy with clearer choices and stronger everyday skills.
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s priorities, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying specific behavioral experiments to change mood and anxiety symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marilyn will help the client choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Decisions are collaborative and can shift as progress is made or new needs arise.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help progress. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send quick updates, ask brief questions, or check in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and use therapy in the flow of daily life.
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