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Marylise Zwarts, LMHC

Based in Florida Online sessions

Therapist focused on practical healing

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Years in practice
25
Credentials
LMHC
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, French
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Grief
About

About Marylise

Marylise Zwarts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She speaks English and French and works with adults on stress, self-esteem, addiction, intimacy issues, career changes, and coping with life transitions. She brings 25 years of experience to her work and emphasizes practical progress.

Sessions focus on small, concrete steps you can use right away. She aims for noticeable change rather than long, abstract conversations.

Background and approach

Her style is warm and direct. She listens closely to what matters to each person and adapts the way she works to fit their goals. Therapy combines focused talking with techniques that address past wounds and present patterns.

Marylise uses client-centered methods to prioritize each person's experience and psychodynamic ideas to look at repeated life patterns and attachment issues. She also includes EMDR when trauma memories and distressing symptoms are central to a person's story. Those approaches are tools she selects with clients to match needs and pace.

She has worked in a mix of settings, including community programs and independent practice in France and the United States. That background informs her practical approach to problems such as codependency, caregiver stress, domestic violence effects, and first responder issues. Her aim is to help people feel more capable and make choices that fit their values.

Marylise offers online and phone options and accepts international clients. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session based on availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Marylise works with

Everything Marylise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marylise helps people with.

Approaches Marylise lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Marylise Uses Different Approaches Online

Marylise works with a blend of client-centered care, psychodynamic thinking, and EMDR to address both current struggles and past wounds. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can find their own solutions; it suits concerns like stress, self-esteem, and relationship confusion. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated patterns and attachment issues to help people understand why they repeat the same choices and how to change them. EMDR is used when disturbing memories, nightmares, or trauma symptoms are prominent; it focuses on processing those memories so they cause less distress.

Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they pick methods and adjust them over time to match progress and comfort level.

Online therapy offers flexibility and different ways to stay connected. Video calls let therapists see nonverbal cues and run more interactive exercises. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, do shorter check-ins, or keep therapy going while fitting work or caregiving schedules. These options make it easier to get regular support and keep therapy steady.
Questions

Questions people ask about Marylise

What concerns does Marylise address in therapy?

She works with adults on relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, career questions, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and practical, focused on listening and taking small steps that lead to quick improvements. Sessions balance supportive listening with techniques to change patterns.

What is her background and experience?

She has 25 years of experience working in various settings, including community programs and independent practice in France and the United States. That history includes work with trauma, addiction, and family-of-origin issues.

What credentials and location information are available?

She holds the LMHC credential and practices from Florida. The listing notes FL LMHC as the credential detail.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What does getting started look like?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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