- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Marilyn
Marilyn Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationships, addictions, trauma and grief. Her listed focus also includes stress, self-esteem, career issues, parenting concerns, anger, communication problems, control issues, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and guilt and shame.
She trained at Oakland University, earning a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling in 2005. Since then she has worked with people from varied backgrounds and with a range of difficulties. She uses a client-centered approach and brings in practical methods to address specific problems.
In sessions she mixes talk-based care with goal-focused strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational Interviewing supports decision making when someone is ambivalent about change.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people consider meaning and values when life feels confusing or empty. Solution-Focused techniques steer shorter-term work toward concrete goals and steps. These methods are used together with trauma-informed practices when past harms affect current functioning.
Marilyn aims to help clients recognize common triggers, build coping skills, and practice techniques that fit everyday life. She works with adults aged 18 and over, and offers counseling in English for people located in Michigan. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Marilyn integrates approaches in online care
Marilyn often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, validating experience, and helping people steer conversations toward what matters most to them. This approach suits people who need reflective, person-focused support when dealing with guilt, shame, or relationship stress.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to map the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT gives concrete exercises and behavioral steps that can reduce unhelpful patterns such as ruminating about past mistakes or avoiding difficult situations.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marilyn discusses a client's goals, needs, and preferences and adapts methods over time. She works together with clients to decide when to focus on values and meaning, and when to use short-term, solution-focused steps.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online work can make scheduling easier, fit into a workday, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these practical advantages to help clients practice coping skills and complete therapeutic exercises between meetings.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions, trauma, grief, stress, self-esteem, career conflicts, parenting concerns, anger, communication and control issues, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a client-centered stance and mixes CBT and trauma-informed techniques to help people talk through painful feelings, identify triggers, and practice coping skills to manage those emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience since completing a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling in 2005 and practicing as an LPC in Michigan.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person or remote sessions are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.