- relationship issues
- grief and loss
- life changes
About Marlene
Marlene Dmytryshyn is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 40 years of professional experience. She works with people facing relationship and family challenges, grief and loss, intimacy-related concerns, and life changes. Her practice also addresses issues such as abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, divorce and separation, and questions of life purpose.
Marlene frames clients as the experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. In sessions she listens for the patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try different ways of responding. Conversations focus on practical steps and clearer thinking about next moves, not on quick fixes.
She often works through painful feelings tied to infidelity, guilt, shame, isolation, and midlife shifts. Marlene also supports people coping with cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the stresses that come with long-term caregiving. Her experience includes many years helping people sort family problems and forgiveness questions.
Clients can expect direct, plainspoken conversation about what matters right now. Sessions look at both emotions and everyday choices, like communication habits and boundaries. The aim is to help people make decisions that fit their situation and values.
Marlene offers services in English from her New York practice. The practice uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online scheduling option.
How evidence-based approaches guide online sessions
Two evidence-based approaches commonly used in similar practices are cognitive-behavioral techniques and grief-focused work. Cognitive-behavioral techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and introduce small experiments to change everyday reactions; these methods can help with relationship patterns, anxiety about change, and coping with chronic illness. Grief-focused work gives space to loss while also attending to practical tasks that follow bereavement, such as communicating with family or making end-of-life arrangements.Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. The therapist listens to the client's concerns, discusses options that fit those concerns, and together they try methods that make sense for the person's goals and day-to-day life. Adjustments are common as new information comes up in sessions.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Telephone work can be useful when a lower bandwidth option is preferable, while video sessions can help with visual cues in relationship and intimacy work. Licensed professionals can discuss which format best supports the client's focus and schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family problems, grief and loss, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes including midlife questions and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She treats clients as experts in their stories, listens for unhelpful patterns, and tries practical steps to change how people respond to difficult situations.
How much experience does she have?
Marlene has 40 years of professional work experience and has spent much of that time addressing relationship, family, grief, and caregiving concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the provided scheduling flow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.