About Marimar
Marimar Rosa Monge is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and family conflict. She works in English and Spanish and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and respectful.
Marimar focuses on everyday problems that can become overwhelming. She talks through anger, low self-esteem, isolation, and the strain of life changes. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, chronic illness or pain, and postpartum depression.
How Marimar works
Her work draws on practical, evidence-informed methods. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, building better communication, and trying small behavior changes that add up. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to tailor plans to each person.
People meet her for help with questions about life purpose, guilt and shame, impulse control, and family problems. She also assists those navigating non-monogamous relationships and seasonal mood shifts. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the client’s needs.
Marimar’s practice is about steady progress rather than quick fixes. She helps clients set realistic goals and notices what works. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Marimar lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Marimar works with
The areas below are the ones Marimar selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. It breaks problems into clear steps and teaches practical skills people can use between sessions.DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It teaches specific strategies for managing strong feelings and improving communication in relationships.
Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness through simple exercises and breathing practices. It helps with rumination, stress, and building tolerance for difficult emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marimar collaborates with each person to choose and adapt methods based on needs, goals, and personal preference. She reviews what is helping and shifts course when something does not fit.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and interactive skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow brief updates, tools between sessions, and flexible communication when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health challenges.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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