Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Marianne works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marianne
Marianne Shaffer is a licensed clinical social worker based in Mississippi. She brings four years of hands-on experience to sessions and focuses on creating a warm, thoughtful connection that helps people begin to change. Marianne aims to balance compassion with clear, practical guidance so clients feel supported and challenged in healthy ways.
Her work addresses stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also helps people managing relationship strain and anger, and provides focused support for postpartum depression.
Background and approach
Marianne adapts her conversations and plans to fit each person's situation and goals. In sessions she uses a mix of methods that include cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices. That means she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try different ways of responding, and build calm, present-moment skills.
These tools are used together to make change feel manageable and relevant to daily life. Marianne is particularly experienced supporting people who have survived sexual assault and domestic violence. Her style is respectful and sensitive, with attention to safety and pacing.
She encourages steady steps forward rather than rushed fixes. She invites anyone who is nervous about starting therapy to take the first step. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session based on availability.
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.
Approach and online care for stress, trauma, and anger
Marianne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, habits, and present-moment awareness. Cognitive behavioral approaches help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness practices teach simple breathing and attention skills that calm the body and make emotions easier to notice and manage. These methods are practical and aimed at daily life changes.Choosing how to work together is a collaborative process. Marianne will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which approaches to try first and adjust them over time to fit progress and comfort level.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging work well for shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing feels most comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Marianne
What issues does Marianne help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, coping with life changes, and anger. Postpartum depression is also an additional focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and thoughtful while also being practical. She balances compassionate listening with clear tools to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That background informs work with trauma, mood concerns, and stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Work is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.