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Marilyn DeLuera

LCSW Florida 14 years of experience

Compassionate LCSW guiding life transitions

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Marilyn DeLuera
  • Client-centered approach
  • Focus on life changes
  • Practical coping strategies

About Marilyn

Marilyn DeLuera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people cope with life changes, stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She supports people dealing with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and also addresses parenting strain, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Marilyn brings a calm, listening presence to sessions and emphasizes starting where a person is right now.

She uses a client-centered foundation that keeps the person's experience at the center of care. That means conversations focus on what matters to the individual and move at their pace. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral tools to help people understand patterns and try small changes that add up.

Marilyn describes therapy as a process of discovery. Sessions may include looking at past experiences, naming strengths, and experimenting with new ways of thinking and relating. She aims to help people feel heard and to find practical steps toward feeling better and more capable.

With 14 years of professional experience as a Florida LCSW, Marilyn combines clinical work with lived roles as a daughter, spouse, parent, and grandparent. That blend informs a grounded, realistic approach to everyday problems.

People can expect a straightforward, empathetic style. Conversations are practical and warm, with attention to values, purpose, and realistic coping strategies. Marilyn invites people to begin from wherever they are and to discover new possibilities together.

How her approaches shape online work

Marilyn often uses client-centered methods that put the person's experience first. This approach emphasizes listening, respect for the person's pace, and guiding conversations toward what the client wants to change or understand. It is useful for people who want a therapist who follows their lead.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers concrete tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marilyn will work with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape a plan that feels practical and relevant.

Because the original biography does not specify session formats, confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. Therapists can adapt conversational, reflective, or skills-based exercises to work well across different session types, and Marilyn aims to help people use those moments to practice new ways of coping and relating.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceEmptinessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Marilyn commonly help with?

She supports people with trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, parenting strain, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family issues, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Marilyn works in a client-centered way that keeps the person at the center of sessions. She combines listening with practical steps and uses attachment and cognitive-behavioral ideas when helpful.

What is her background and experience?

She has 14 years of professional experience as a clinician and decades of life experience in family roles that she says inform her work.

What credentials does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, FL LCSW, and is based in Florida.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Marilyn?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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