Marlea Mazyck

Marlea Mazyck, LCSW, LISW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and difficult life shifts. She works with people who are coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Her style centers on listening and helping clients use their strengths to move forward.

Marlea believes people are the experts on their own stories. She encourages small steps toward change and supports clients as they try new ways of coping. She frames therapy as a partnership and aims to create a calm, steady space for honest conversation.

Her background includes five years of professional experience in clinical social work. She is licensed as a clinical social worker and as an independent social worker in the states listed on her profile. That experience informs practical strategies for mood, stress, and life transitions.

In sessions she draws on several practical approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to help people clarify goals and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.

Many people come for help with life changes such as midlife shifts, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns, or a search for life purpose. Marlea also addresses issues like attachment strain, multicultural concerns, women’s issues, and seasonal mood changes. She works with each person to shape therapy around their goals and daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and when facing life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, targets patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, goal-focused method that helps people find internal motivation to change behaviors like substance use or stalled life goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as treatment progresses.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can still teach coping skills, guide values-based action, and coach behavior changes effectively through online meetings when those formats are available.