Marilyn DeLuera, LCSW

Marilyn DeLuera, LCSW, helps people facing a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, depression, anxiety, stress, and ADHD. She offers a steady presence for those coping with life changes, relationship or family strains, anger, and mood disorders. Her approach emphasizes listening and practical steps people can use right away.

Marilyn centers sessions on each person's experience. She uses client-centered methods to help people feel heard and to explore their strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are woven in to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Attachment-based ideas guide work around connection, safety, and recurring relationship patterns.

Her style is down-to-earth and relational. Conversations often focus on everyday choices, small changes, and clearer communication. She helps people name painful feelings like guilt, shame, or emptiness and then builds manageable ways to respond to them. Narrative techniques can be used to reframe difficult stories and open options for action.

Marilyn brings 14 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker and many more years of life experience as a daughter, parent, and grandparent. That combination shapes a practical, caring approach to therapy. She works with people who want to find more hope, clearer direction, and better day-to-day coping.

People who reach out will be invited to talk about what matters most and to set short-term goals when that feels right. Sessions focus on what can change now and on building tools to handle future challenges. Her work aims to help clients notice possibilities and make choices that fit their lives.

How her approaches shape online work

Marilyn blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and attachment-based ideas to guide online sessions. Client-centered work means the conversation starts with what matters to the person and follows their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thoughts and everyday habits that keep problems going and then tests small changes to see what helps. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and helps people build more predictable ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client will talk about goals, test different techniques, and adjust based on what feels useful. That shared process helps decide when to emphasize thought-focused tools, attachment work, or narrative reframing to reshape the stories people tell about themselves.

Confirm session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people prefer fewer distractions, others like not needing to commute; these practical benefits can help therapy fit day-to-day routines without changing the core therapeutic work.