About Marilyn
Marilyn Verbiscer focuses on people coping with relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She helps clients address communication breakdowns, intimacy and sexual concerns, parenting challenges, and struggles with self-esteem, sleep, anger, or career stress.
Background and approach
Her practice also attends to blended family dynamics, infidelity recovery, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, seasonal mood shifts, and smoking or vaping cessation. With 24 years of experience as an LMFT, Marilyn blends research-informed methods to create practical, goal-oriented therapy.
She combines cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, acceptance and commitment strategies to foster values-based action, the Gottman Method for relationship work, and solution-focused interventions to identify immediate steps forward. Clients can expect a therapist who values collaboration, skill building, and measurable progress.
Marilyn trained at Purdue University, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Child Development and Family Studies. She supports clients in Indiana via multiple session formats and communicates routinely during weekdays to respond to scheduling and practice needs.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access
Marilyn commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method in her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and mood disorders, offering practical tools for symptom management. The Gottman Method targets relationship dynamics with structured tools for improving communication, resolving conflict, and rebuilding trust after problems like infidelity or separation.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Marilyn works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time so therapy remains responsive and focused on meaningful change.
Online therapy with Marilyn is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to engage in weekly work, practice new skills between sessions, and maintain continuity despite geographic or time constraints. Licensed professionals can use these options to deliver consistent, accessible care while adapting pace and format to what helps each person move forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Illinois
- Languages
- English