- Person-centered care
- Trauma support
- Self-esteem work
About Marianne
Marianne Matos is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who uses a person-centered approach in therapy. She focuses on helping people build self-esteem and learn to advocate for their needs. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at making real changes in everyday life.
She brings eight years of counseling experience, much of it spent at a crisis center working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Marianne’s background includes a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. These roles shaped her practical skills for helping people through immediate crises and complex trauma.
In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when appropriate. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and build healthier ways of connecting. Conversations are direct and aimed at skills people can use between sessions.
Marianne has worked with adults across the lifespan, including older adults, and has personal and professional experience supporting children and young adults. Her past roles have included therapeutic support for learners with disabilities and many years as a dance teacher, which inform her practical, movement-aware perspective.
She is committed to assisting minority and underserved populations and has particular experience with crisis intervention, trauma, codependency, addiction concerns, and problems with self-image and intimacy. Marianne offers care in English in South Carolina.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Marianne commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead so goals come from what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral work looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationship patterns affect current connections. That approach can help when trust, closeness, or codependency patterns are causing pain. Together these approaches give a mix of listening, problem-solving, and relationship-focused insight.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Marianne will collaborate with the person to choose which ideas and tools fit best for their goals, needs, and preferences. She aims to adapt sessions so they match where someone is in their healing process.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use online work to teach coping skills, process trauma, and support changes in thinking and behavior while working toward clearer daily routines.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Marianne address in therapy?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, codependency, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centered and straightforward. She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and EMDR when they fit a person’s needs.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has eight years of counseling experience, including crisis work at a center serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina and holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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