- 30 years experience
- LCSW in Louisiana
- Focus on recovery
About Marilyn
Marilyn Priebe is a Louisiana-based licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and builds on strengths they already have.
Marilyn believes the first step into therapy takes real courage. She offers steady guidance and practical steps so people feel less overwhelmed. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to what matters most in everyday life.
Her work also addresses longer-term and life-stage issues such as aging and geriatric concerns, cancer-related emotional strain, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. Marilyn helps people untangle family of origin patterns, codependency, control issues, and problems tied to divorce or separation.
She supports coping after traumatic events, including natural or human-caused disasters, and assists with symptoms like panic attacks, phobias, and post-traumatic stress. Marilyn also works with those facing postpartum depression and the complicated emotions that follow loss or major life transitions.
Therapy is collaborative and paced to the client's needs. Marilyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors sessions to each person’s goals. She conducts her practice in Louisiana and provides services in English.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Marilyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work in sessions. One common approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depression. This method breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches coping skills that can be used between sessions.Another useful approach she applies centers on processing difficult experiences and trauma through paced, supportive conversation. This helps people make sense of upsetting events and reduce the ways those memories interfere with daily life. Both approaches aim to build skills and notice strengths that already exist in the client’s life.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Marilyn works together with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals, comfort level, and pace. She checks in often and adjusts the plan as needed so the work feels useful and doable.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for different communication styles like video or phone when those are available. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent with everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Marilyn address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include codependency, aging concerns, cancer-related distress, and end-of-life issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She treats clients as experts on their own story and works to build on existing strengths.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of professional work experience helping people with stress and anxiety among other concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Louisiana.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The therapist biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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