About Marcel
Marcel Payne is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addiction, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life transitions. He works with adults to tackle stress, depression, grief, and issues tied to self-esteem. Marcel uses clear, practical methods to help people make changes that stick.
He draws on several evidence-informed approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods. Sessions focus on building everyday skills such as managing difficult thoughts, improving communication, and setting boundaries.
Background and approach
Marcel also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to clarify goals and break problems into manageable steps. His experience includes supporting people with process addictions and substance use concerns, as well as those coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability. He helps clients address guilt, shame, control issues, and commitment or intimacy questions.
Therapy often blends problem-solving with work on values and long-term coping skills. Marcel aims for a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. He encourages straightforward conversation and practical homework between sessions.
The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Based in Georgia, Marcel holds the credential of Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, and also lists CSW. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How Marcel’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. It focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking value-driven steps even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought and behavior patterns and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful habits, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Both approaches aim to teach skills you can use between sessions to handle day-to-day challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marcel will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. He adjusts the balance of acceptance, skill training, and solution-focused planning as clients try things and report back on what helps.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging let clients share thoughts between meetings and keep momentum with brief updates and exercises. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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