About Marion
Marion Belanger helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about their next steps. She focuses on relationships, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and the everyday stress that makes life feel harder. Marion aims to make the first step less daunting and offers steady support as people begin to change.
Marion is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, with 28 years of professional experience in Connecticut. She listens for what matters most and works with each person to set practical goals.
How Marion works
Sessions are straightforward and grounded in real-life concerns rather than jargon. Her work covers coping with life changes, motivation and confidence, compassion fatigue, anxiety, grief, and depression. Marion also addresses family of origin issues, family problems, life purpose questions, and concerns common to women, young adults, and people who are visually impaired.
In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Marion uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people identify patterns, try new behaviors, and build skills that fit their daily life. She supports people who want practical tools and steady encouragement as they navigate transitions or rebuild confidence.
Marion helps clients set small, achievable steps so progress feels realistic and sustainable.
What Marion works with
The areas below are the ones Marion selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Stress, Anxiety
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Marion uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One approach helps people spot recurring relationship and intimacy patterns and try different ways of relating. It teaches simple communication and boundary skills to reduce conflict and increase connection. Another approach focuses on mood and stress management by building small daily habits and coping strategies that reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and improve functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marion will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. Together they choose strategies that fit the client's life and adjust them as progress unfolds.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text can support brief check-ins, coaching-style work, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
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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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