About Marian
Marian Maguire is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience supporting people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. She blends practical approaches to keep sessions focused on measurable change.
Marian uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow a person's priorities and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to set short-term goals and strengthen motivation. Sessions are collaborative. Marian works with each person to set clear goals and small, realistic steps.
Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-directed, with exercises or ideas to try between meetings when helpful. Her background includes a Master of Arts and a Massachusetts LICSW and nearly 20 years working with adults on concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, intimacy and self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career changes, and issues facing LGBT people.
She also has experience with aging and geriatric issues and caregiving stress. Marian offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or messaging. She encourages people to start with one short step - answer a brief questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the approach fits their needs.
Approaches that fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters most to the person and shapes sessions around their priorities. It helps when someone needs a listening, nonjudgmental space to name problems and figure out next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying practical changes to see if things improve. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marian will partner with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means testing a technique, checking in on how it worked, and adjusting the plan together when needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people keep visual connection and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth or schedule is limited. Live chat and messaging are good for quick check-ins, short problem-solving, or when someone prefers written conversation. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between in-person blocks or moves.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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