About Marilyn
Marilyn Santoro is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those struggling with addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, or depression. Her approach is calm and respectful, and she aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
She centers conversations on each person's needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client - whether that is reducing panic, building confidence, or processing difficult events. Marilyn adapts her style so people can talk in ways that feel natural to them. Marilyn uses tools from client-centered therapy to follow the client's pace and priorities.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking habits and on EMDR to address intense traumatic memories. When emotions run high she may bring in techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage distress and build coping skills. Her goal is practical progress.
Conversations include clear steps to try between sessions, and attention to what works in daily life. She treats each person with sensitivity and avoids judgment. Therapy is presented as a collaborative effort.
Marilyn helps people set realistic goals, revise them as needed, and notice small changes. The work is steady and focused on helping people move toward a more satisfying and manageable life.
How Marilyn blends therapeutic approaches for online work
Marilyn combines client-centered methods with structured therapies to meet specific needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals so sessions feel driven by the client. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used when traumatic memories are causing distress and involves guided processing to reduce intensity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marilyn will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that seem promising, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping. The work is goal-oriented and paced to what the individual can manage.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and real-time interaction. Phone sessions can be a good fit when video is not feasible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, and flexible support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity of care across life changes.
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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