Marilyn Bryan DeBernardo, LMHC
Calm, practical support for parenting and life stress
Book with Marilyn- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Marilyn
Marilyn Bryan DeBernardo is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges. She writes plainly with parents in mind, offering steady guidance when life feels overwhelming. Her style is practical and supportive, aimed at helping people take small steps that make daily life easier.
Marilyn focuses on problems that often come together - substance use, mood changes, relationship strain, and the stress of caregiving.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them set realistic goals. Sessions typically include ways to manage emotions, improve communication, and regain a sense of control. Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-based action and coping with difficult feelings. Client-centered work prioritizes the person’s experience and choices.
Marilyn has long experience in community settings across the Capital Region of New York. That background informs her practical focus and resource-oriented work. She also supports people dealing with trauma, eating concerns, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related struggles.
Sessions are offered in English and can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. International clients are accepted. She uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and coordinates scheduling after a brief matching questionnaire.
What Marilyn works with
Everything Marilyn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marilyn helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marilyn lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 support
Marilyn often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful actions. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, and behavior change such as managing substance use.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. ACT can be helpful for coping with stress, grief, and parenting challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marilyn works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time based on how someone responds.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people with complex schedules. Video calls let you work face-to-face from different locations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and life responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Marilyn
What kinds of concerns does Marilyn help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and many related issues such as anger, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She combines skill-building with reflective conversation to help people set and meet achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of counseling experience working in community settings in New York, which informs her focus on real-world coping and resources.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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