Marikay Vander Ven, LPCC

Marikay Vander Ven is an Ohio-based LPCC with 21 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or relationship and family tensions. She encourages a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about painful experiences and start making changes.

Marikay focuses on practical conversation and steady support. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them name patterns that get in the way. Sessions emphasize clear steps clients can try between meetings to test what helps in daily life.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Ohio that centers on trauma and abuse, caregiving strain, and midlife questions. That experience informs how she approaches complex emotional issues like abandonment, attachment worries, and guilt or shame.

Marikay also addresses concerns tied to the body and health, including chronic pain, illness, and body image struggles. She helps people sort through control issues, impulsivity, and isolation, and she supports those facing divorce, separation, or life-purpose questions.

People who meet with her can expect practical listening, clear feedback, and a focus on workable changes. She invites prospective clients to consider whether this straightforward, collaborative style fits their needs before scheduling.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Many clinicians use evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and slow-paced processing of difficult experiences. One approach emphasizes practical skill-building - teaching coping strategies for stress and anxiety and practicing them between sessions so clients can test what helps in daily life. Another common method concentrates on processing painful events and relationship patterns, helping people make sense of traumatic memories and attachment wounds so they have more choice in how they respond.

Choosing the best approach is a joint effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful.

The convenience of online therapy can make it easier to fit work into a busy life. Many people find it simpler to attend sessions without traveling, to use shorter check-ins between busy days, or to schedule appointments during a work break. Because this profile did not list specific session formats, confirm current remote options before booking so you know what is offered and what best fits your routine.