Marylou Biasotto, LCSW

Marylou Biasotto is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life changes. She also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, sleep, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and compassion fatigue. Her profile includes a focus on aging and geriatric issues alongside chronic illness, cancer, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and immigration-related challenges.

She brings 28 years of practice experience across private practice, community mental health, correctional settings, and international social work. That background gives her familiarity with varied life situations and diverse needs. She draws on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, solution-focused techniques, and hypnotherapy when appropriate.

Sessions are collaborative and practical. She works with each person to shape goals and tries to use small, clear steps to build coping skills and reduce distress. Hypnotherapy may be offered as an adjunct to address patterns like sleep problems, anxiety, or motivation when it fits client goals.

Marylou emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in conversation. She tailors plans to the person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Her approach mixes short-term strategies with attention to longer-term meaning and values.

She has experience living abroad and understands some challenges of relocating. Messaging is used only as an adjunct between sessions, and she does not provide therapy primarily through messaging.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions by clarifying what matters and building committed steps toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change patterns that maintain distress. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and panic. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support behavior change and symptom relief and may be offered when it fits a person's goals, for issues like sleep, motivation, or anxiety.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist works with each person to pick or blend methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift as progress is made, and strategies are adjusted based on what works for the client.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since specific formats are determined by the clinician. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and offering flexibility with scheduling. It also lets people continue care despite moves or life changes, while keeping the focus on practical coping skills and real-life problem solving.