Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Marianne works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marianne
Marianne Costales-Roman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and identity-related concerns. She creates an affirming space for people who identify as LGBTQ and those facing relationship or family strain. She uses straightforward, practical work to help people feel steadier.
Sessions focus on clearer communication, better coping skills, and handling life changes. Marianne values each person’s background and cultural experience as part of the work.
Background and approach
Her approach blends short-term skill building with deeper exploration. That can mean learning new behavior patterns, practicing emotion regulation, or understanding how past experiences shape reactions. She often helps clients who struggle with sleep, eating, self-esteem, or compassion fatigue.
Marianne draws on several evidence-based methods in sessions. She tailors interventions to what the person needs that week, mixing skills practice with reflective conversation. People also bring concerns like career choices, grief, parenting stress, or issues connected to adoption and blended families.
She provides services in English and Spanish and works with people across Illinois and beyond. Marianne’s style is collaborative and practical. She helps people find clearer steps forward and build more manageable daily routines.
What Marianne works with
Everything Marianne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marianne's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marianne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-based action so people can move toward what matters even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger by teaching practical coping steps.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps shape whether more skills training or deeper emotional work is used in sessions.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice new communication skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and let people check in without scheduling a full call. These options offer flexibility and consistent access to licensed professionals across different time zones and schedules.
Questions people ask about Marianne
What concerns does Marianne help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, and identity-related concerns including LGBT experiences.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical, combining skills practice with reflective conversation to improve communication, emotion regulation, and daily routines.
What kind of background does she have?
She has 27 years of clinical experience and focuses on life transitions, multicultural issues, and supporting people through trauma, caregiving strain, and relationship change.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.