Marianne Matos, LPC

Marianne Matos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with eight years of experience in crisis and trauma work. She favors a person-centered approach and integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and extensive EMDR work to help people recover from difficult experiences. Marianne focuses on building self-esteem and teaching self-advocacy, drawing on long-term experience assisting adults, including elderly populations, and supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through her work at a crisis center.

Her training includes a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is also a National Certified Counselor and an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning through PATH International, qualifications that inform her varied clinical tools and therapeutic options. Marianne has worked with children and young adults in professional roles, provided therapeutic support for children with learning disabilities, and spent 22 years as a dance teacher, experiences that contribute to a flexible and creative therapeutic style.

Marianne is especially committed to serving minority and underserved populations. She assists clients with a wide range of concerns - stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family difficulties, addiction and substance issues, grief, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, career concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Her practice brings together trauma expertise and practical skills training to help clients improve communication, strengthen coping, and pursue healthier patterns of life.

Approaches and online support for trauma and growth

Marianne draws on client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients lead the pace and focus of their work; this approach helps people explore values, build self-awareness, and strengthen self-advocacy. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is effective for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress. When attachment-related patterns are relevant, she incorporates attachment-based ideas to help clients understand relationship dynamics and develop healthier emotional connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marianne works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Marianne is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to schedule appointments, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working with a licensed professional.