Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Marylise works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, French
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marylise
Marylise Zwarts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people struggling with relationship pain, trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem. She talks plainly and works to stop repeating unhelpful patterns. She supports people coping with addiction, sleep or eating issues, career stress, and big life changes.
She brings 25 years of clinical experience to sessions and uses several therapeutic approaches. Marylise draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust.
Background and approach
She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings. Her practice includes EMDR for people with disturbing memories or trauma-related symptoms. In sessions she focuses on practical steps that create quicker relief, while also working toward longer-term change.
Meetings involve talking through problems, identifying patterns, and practicing new ways to respond. She helps people build self-worth, manage anger, and find healthier relationships. Marylise speaks English and French and works with people from different backgrounds, including international clients.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Fees vary by location and the service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and then schedules sessions according to therapist availability.
Her aim is to help clients feel more confident, independent, and able to face life’s challenges.
What Marylise works with
Everything Marylise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marylise's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Marylise lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches online that address trauma and relationships
Marylise uses client-centered work that puts the person’s experience first, offering a listening, nonjudgmental space to describe what feels wrong and what needs to change. This approach helps people clarify goals and feel heard before moving to specific techniques.She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which is used to process disturbing memories and reduce the intensity of traumatic images or nightmares. EMDR can be helpful for people who have repeating intrusive memories or strong trauma reactions that interfere with daily life.
Psychodynamic ideas are part of her practice as well, focusing on how past relationships and early patterns shape current reactions. This work supports people trying to understand why they repeat the same relationship choices or get stuck in old roles.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try and when to adjust the plan.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video work supports face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and texting fits people who need brief, ongoing connection between sessions. These options help people fit counseling into busy schedules and different life situations.
Questions people ask about Marylise
What concerns does Marylise address?
She helps people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, stress, and related issues such as attachment and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is direct and practical. She listens, identifies patterns, and works with clients on steps that can bring faster relief and longer-term change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in mental health settings in multiple countries and in independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - and practices from Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.