Marianne Matos, LPC

Marianne Matos is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She focuses on building self-esteem and helping people find their voice. Marianne combines practical talk therapy with trauma-informed skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain.

She brings eight years of experience working in crisis settings, supporting adults affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. Marianne has a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Her background also includes work with children, young adults, and elderly people in community and therapeutic roles.

In sessions she uses client-centered methods and tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when people need concrete ways to manage intense emotions.

Marianne has worked extensively with trauma and crisis care and applies approaches such as EMDR when appropriate. She also has experience supporting caregivers and those facing aging and geriatric issues. Her style is straightforward and practical, focused on what someone can do between sessions.

People come to her for help with mood concerns, addiction, parenting struggles, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Marianne is comfortable addressing identity and LGBT concerns, codependency, body image, and eating or sleeping problems. She aims to make therapy relatable and useful for everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape patterns of trust and closeness. Online sessions that use attachment ideas often focus on noticing interaction patterns and practicing new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience and priorities and creates space to be heard; this approach helps people clarify what matters and set realistic goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaboration. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust based on what helps. This means clients can expect to try techniques and give feedback so the plan evolves over time.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the original biography did not list formats. In general, online therapy can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time so sessions fit around work or caregiving. Some formats allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, while others let people use visual tools and worksheets during a conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment, client-centered, and CBT methods to work in remote sessions, focusing on practical steps people can use between meetings.