Marie Hayes

Marie Hayes is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of practice experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Marie emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session. She aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs.

Marie helps people break large problems into small, manageable steps. She listens for what matters most and offers practical ideas clients can try between sessions. Her approach supports people who want clearer goals, more confidence, or relief from persistent worry.

She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood concerns, relationship stresses, grief, and caregiving strain. Marie also helps with workplace stress, life purpose questions, and parenting concerns. She works with people facing identity and intimacy-related issues and offers support around trauma and compassion fatigue.

Marie holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices with attention to each person’s background and values. She meets people where they are and helps them plan steps toward change. Her style is straightforward and compassionate rather than clinical and distant.

To begin, Marie asks about current struggles and what a better life looks like. From there she co-creates a plan that fits daily life, not a one-size-fits-all solution. Small steps and steady support are central to her work.

How evidence-based techniques guide online work

Marie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape conversations. One commonly used approach focuses on practical skill building to reduce anxiety and improve mood by changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This helps with persistent worry, low mood, and motivation problems. Another approach centers on goal setting and stepwise problem solving to handle life transitions and workplace or caregiving stress. It breaks big changes into small, achievable actions and tracks progress over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which techniques fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made or new issues appear.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and keep continuity during transitions. Others appreciate shorter check-ins when days are tight, or sessions that allow more flexible timing around work or caregiving. Marie will work with each person to plan a schedule and approach that fits their everyday life.