About Marianne
Marianne Matos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and trauma. She uses a person-centered approach that prioritizes each person's goals and experiences. Marianne draws on practical techniques and clear conversations to help people gain better day-to-day coping skills.
She blends attachment-focused work with cognitive behavioral techniques to address how relationships and thoughts affect feelings. She also draws on dialectical behavior strategies and existential ideas when people are facing identity questions or major life changes.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on specific skills, steady emotional support, and making small, manageable changes. Marianne has eight years of counseling experience, including work at a crisis center supporting people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. That background shaped her approach to trauma, safety planning, and stabilization.
She has also supported adults across the lifespan and has personal and professional experience with children and young adults. Her practice includes attention to self-esteem, self-advocacy, grief, addiction, caregiver stress, and relationship challenges. Marianne has worked with minority and underserved groups and aims to make therapy practical and relatable for people from varied backgrounds.
She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Marianne often uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help with anxiety, relationship strain, and trust issues. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviors to reduce worry and improve mood.She approaches choice of method as a team effort. Marianne listens to what matters most, discusses options, and adjusts techniques to fit the person's goals and comfort. That collaboration helps pick an approach that suits practical needs and personal style rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, family, or health needs. Video calls let face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to send brief updates, try skill reminders, or have ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options aim to make it easier to use the same therapeutic tools Marianne practices without changing daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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