- Client-centered approach
- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose focus
About Marilyn
Marilyn Brodersen is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and grief. Marilyn often supports people who feel stuck after big life changes and who are searching for clearer direction or renewed purpose.
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. Sessions are conversational and aimed at helping people name what's weighing on them. Marilyn pays attention to patterns like abandonment or attachment issues, guilt, shame, and problems with impulse control that can keep someone feeling stuck.
Clients often bring concerns about body image, caregiving strain, chronic pain or illness, money worries, and midlife transitions. Marilyn helps people talk through these stresses and notices how relationships and emotional history shape current behavior. She also works with issues around sexuality and women's concerns when those arise in sessions.
Her long practice has involved helping people grieve losses, manage mood challenges, and address isolation or loneliness. Marilyn describes therapy as practical and conversational - identifying small changes people can try between sessions. She is based in California and conducts work in English.
To begin, prospective clients use the site workflow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Client-Centered Work Adapts to Online Sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the client's concerns. The therapist prioritizes understanding how the client sees their life and supports them in naming emotions, patterns, and priorities. This approach is often helpful for issues like stress, anxiety, grief, and questions about life purpose where people need space to clarify what matters to them.In practice this means sessions are conversational and paced by the client. The therapist will offer empathic responses, summarize what she hears, and help identify small, concrete steps to try between sessions. Deciding whether this approach fits a client's needs is part of the work; Marilyn collaborates with each person to find what feels most useful and adjusts the method as goals evolve.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also allows people to keep continuity of care while navigating life changes, with the therapist and client agreeing together on the practical arrangements that best match the client's schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and grief, plus related issues such as attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and life purpose.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and conversational, focusing on listening and understanding to help people name problems and try practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with adults through significant life stages and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.