About Marilyn
Marilyn Mejia is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor who offers therapy in English and Spanish. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Marilyn aims to make therapy feel practical and approachable for everyday life.
She brings eight years of experience working with adults through trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. Her background includes attention to attachment issues, communication problems, impulsivity, and post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
She also addresses concerns tied to women’s issues and caregiver or professional burnout. Sessions are warm and interactive. Marilyn uses a supportive, nonjudgmental style while helping clients set clear goals.
She blends calm coaching with actionable tools so people leave sessions with steps they can try between meetings. Therapy often includes skill-building for coping and stress management, techniques to reduce anxious thoughts, and ways to improve communication in important relationships. She adapts the approach to each person’s situation and pace.
Progress is framed around concrete skills and small changes that add up. Marilyn works from New York and brings a straightforward, compassionate manner to her practice. She invites people who feel stuck or overwhelmed to reach out and begin a step-by-step path toward feeling more grounded and capable.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and depression and focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions.Trauma-informed care centers on safety, pacing, and understanding how past harm affects current feelings and relationships. This way of working helps people process difficult experiences without being pushed too fast and supports steady rebuilding of daily coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Adjustments are common as progress unfolds, and choices are revisited to keep the plan useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation for deeper connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, on-the-go support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and make regular contact more manageable.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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