Marilyn Brodersen, LMFT

Marilyn Brodersen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck during major life shifts, including midlife changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady, practical support for stress, anxiety, and grief.

Clients often come with relationship strain, trouble managing shame or guilt, or a sense of isolation. Marilyn focuses on what matters to each person and helps them sort priorities and take small steps that feel doable. Her approach centers on listening, reflecting, and helping clients clarify values and goals.

She also works with people facing addictions, chronic health challenges, and difficulties with body image or sexuality. Marilyn pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns that can shape how people relate to others. She combines real-world problem solving with space to process painful memories and feelings.

Sessions aim to build clearer thinking and steadier emotional patterns. Marilyn helps people develop habits that reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. She supports clients trying to find renewed meaning and direction during big transitions.

Marilyn maintains a calm, respectful presence and emphasizes collaboration. She encourages people to bring questions and concrete examples from their lives so therapy stays practical. Her long clinical experience informs how she guides conversations and supports sustainable change.

How client-centered work translates to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on attentive listening and helping people find their own solutions. The therapist creates space for clients to speak about what matters most and reflects back observations that clarify feelings and choices. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life transitions such as midlife change.

That approach fits well with online work because the core is relationship and understanding rather than specific techniques. Marilyn will collaborate with each person to determine which ways of working feel most helpful. Together they review goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what the client finds useful.

Confirm the session formats available before booking since the original biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can reduce travel time so therapy fits into a busy day. Licensed professionals and therapists often find that a consistent schedule, even if brief, supports steady progress.