About Marilyn
Marilyn Mejia is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor who offers therapy in English and Spanish. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented care for adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and major life changes. Marilyn brings eight years of experience working with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out.
She helps clients build coping skills, understand patterns that keep them stuck, and take manageable steps toward change.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be both supportive and results-focused. Her style is warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. She listens closely and works with each person to set clear, realistic goals.
The therapist balances emotional support with tools that can be used between sessions. Marilyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs. That can include cognitive strategies to shift unhelpful thinking, mindfulness practices to reduce stress, and trauma-informed supports for people processing painful events.
She also pays attention to relationship dynamics, attachment concerns, communication problems, and impulsivity when these issues affect daily life. Her approach includes practical exercises and conversation to help improve how people relate to others and manage strong emotions. Therapy is offered from New York and conducted online in formats that fit different schedules.
Marilyn understands reaching out is hard and aims to make the first steps straightforward and manageable.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Marilyn commonly uses cognitive approaches that help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. These techniques are useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because they focus on small, practical steps that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.She also integrates mindfulness practices to help people manage intense emotions and increase present-moment awareness. Mindfulness can be helpful for stress, trauma-related symptoms, and when strong feelings interfere with decision making or relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marilyn collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring to sessions. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not preferred. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and varied routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish