Mariellen LePage, LCSW

Mariellen LePage is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 21 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety along with depression, relationship challenges, grief, addictions, and a range of life transitions. Mariellen aims to make the first step easier by listening closely and offering practical next steps.

She uses a mix of approaches to suit each person's needs. Sessions often focus on building skills people can use between meetings, like emotion regulation, mindful awareness, and clearer communication. Mariellen draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts, and acceptance-based work to help people live toward their values.

In practice she keeps things collaborative. Clients set goals and decide the pace while she offers tools and feedback. Work can include coping strategies for sleep or eating concerns, support for parenting stress, or help managing symptoms of ADHD and bipolar disorder in day-to-day life.

Mariellen’s background includes long-term clinical work in Tennessee and training in several therapeutic models. She holds the LCSW credential, which appears as LCSW. Her approach blends evidence-informed techniques with attention to each person’s story and strengths.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Costs vary by location and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then take actions that match their values. It can help when anxiety or stress keep someone stuck and they want a clearer path forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for worries, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting emotional responses that affect relationships and closeness; it can be useful for people working on communication, intimacy-related issues, and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is reviewed and new priorities emerge.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue therapy through life changes and relocation. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to videoconference or phone sessions when those formats are supported, tailoring exercises and homework to what works best for each person.