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Marian Maguire

Marian Maguire

LICSW

Massachusetts

Practical, collaborative therapy for life changes

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At a glance

Credentials
LICSW
License
LICSW, Massachusetts / 100459
Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
Massachusetts

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    • Goal-focused
    • Warm listening
    • Practical steps

    About Marian

    Marian Maguire is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career shifts, and depression. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and intimacy concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and LGBT-related issues. Marian writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.

    She uses a collaborative style that treats the client as the expert on their life. Marian blends solution-focused tools, cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered conversation, and motivational interviewing to set practical goals. Sessions focus on concrete steps, clearer choices, and small experiments to see what helps.

    Marian earned a Master of Arts from Boston University and holds an MA LICSW. Over two decades she has worked with people from many backgrounds and life stages. That experience shapes a patient, straightforward way of working that aims to keep therapy useful and rooted in day-to-day life.

    In sessions she helps people break down problems into manageable pieces and test new ways of handling them. She mixes short-term plans with attention to longer-term patterns, like attachment or communication habits, when useful. Marian encourages steady progress and checks in often to adjust goals.

    If someone wants a therapist who focuses on practical change and respectful listening, she offers a supportive, goal-minded approach. Before scheduling, readers should confirm current session options and availability for Massachusetts-based clients.

  2. How Marian blends approaches for online sessions

    Marian draws on motivational interviewing, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people make changes and solve problems. Motivational interviewing focuses on helping someone find their own reasons to change and resolve mixed feelings. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and following the person’s pace to build trust. Cognitive behavioral approaches look at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and test new ways of acting to reduce distress.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marian will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and decide which tools to try first.

    The therapist biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people schedule sessions around work or caregiving and try practical exercises between meetings to see what works.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesDepression

    Also works with

    LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

    Additional focus areas

    Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    20+ years

    Listed in

    Massachusetts

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns does Marian address?

    She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, career challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and LGBT-related matters.

    How would you describe her therapy style?

    Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines client-centered listening with practical goal-setting and step-by-step plans.

    How much experience does she bring?

    She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.

    What are her credentials and where is she based?

    She holds a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (MA LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.

    Which languages are supported for sessions?

    Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

    What session formats are available?

    The original biography did not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

    How does pricing work for therapy with her?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    What is the first step to begin working together?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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