- Attachment focus
- Cognitive tools
- Narrative work
About Marilyn
Marilyn DeLuera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety, relationship and family stress, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her sessions focus on practical conversation and understanding. She uses a person-centered stance that keeps the client’s experience central. That means she listens, reflects, and helps people consider different ways of thinking and acting. She describes therapy as a place to notice strengths, weigh options, and practice new behaviors.
Marilyn draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to try small behavioral changes. Narrative Therapy helps people tell their story in a way that separates them from difficult feelings like guilt and shame.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Sessions often include listening, gentle challenge, and collaborative problem solving. She also uses motivational interviewing techniques to explore ambivalence and support decision making.
Marilyn brings both professional experience and life experience as a daughter, mother, and grandmother. She aims to help people find clearer thinking, steadier moods, and more workable ways to handle relationships and day-to-day stress. If someone wants to explore whether her style fits, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Marilyn commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past relationships influence current feelings and behavior. This approach can help with trust, relationship patterns, and long-standing fears of abandonment. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and small behaviors that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marilyn collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan if something does not feel useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use structured exercises, thought records, and narrative writing tasks effectively over distance, which supports progress without requiring in-person visits.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship and family stress, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and guilt and shame among other life challenges.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a person-centered approach and narrative techniques to help people separate themselves from painful feelings and reframe unhelpful self-beliefs.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker and combines professional work with life experience as a family member and caregiver.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices with that credential in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not listed in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.