- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Marianne
Marianne Matos is a licensed professional counselor who offers grounded, person-focused care for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and parenting challenges. She keeps language simple and practical in sessions and helps people learn skills they can use between meetings. She favors a client-centered stance that starts with listening to each person's story.
Marianne also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that get in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas guide work around connections, boundaries, and trust in relationships. Marianne has eight years of counseling experience and has spent much of that time supporting people affected by crisis and trauma. She has worked in a crisis center helping people who experienced domestic violence and sexual assault.
That background shapes how she approaches safety, pacing, and rebuilding after traumatic events. Her training and past roles include work with adults and older adults, therapeutic support for children with learning differences, and many years teaching dance. Those experiences inform a flexible, down-to-earth style that uses practical tools, coaching, and skill practice when helpful.
Sessions emphasize building self-esteem and self-advocacy. Parents can expect straightforward strategies for managing stress, sleep, and eating concerns, as well as support around parenting worries. Marianne practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
What Marianne works with
Everything Marianne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marianne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Marianne lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Marianne often uses client-centered therapy, which centers sessions on each person's priorities and builds change at their pace. This approach helps when parents need a nonjudgmental place to sort through worries and set realistic goals.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and practical parenting strategies that reduce stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marianne will work with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals and lifestyle. She can adapt methods over time if something isn’t working or if priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls are helpful for longer discussions and clearer visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and skill practice easier between longer sessions.
These options allow people to choose what fits their schedule and communication style while keeping the focus on practical skills, coping strategies, and building stronger routines.
Questions people ask about Marianne
What concerns does Marianne address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, grief, addictions, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based ideas to help change patterns and improve relationships.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of counseling experience, including work at a crisis center assisting people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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