Marcie Stover Jividen , LCSW

Marcie Stover Jividen is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania with 23 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or parenting challenges. She also supports those navigating gender and sexual identity concerns and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and ADHD-related struggles.

Marcie uses straightforward, interactive methods in sessions. She listens with respect and adapts conversation and techniques to each person's needs. Her way is practical and collaborative, aimed at helping people manage intense feelings and day-to-day stressors.

Her background includes long-term work with children, youth, and adults in a variety of settings. Over more than two decades she has developed experience using approaches that address trauma, strong emotions, and patterns of thinking that contribute to distress.

In session she combines talk-based work with expressive and interactive techniques to help people process difficult memories and reduce overwhelming reactions. She frames goals clearly and works with clients to build skills they can use outside appointments.

Marcie centers compassion and sensitivity in her practice. She helps people take practical steps toward change and supports them through the process of trying new ways of coping. People who want calm, direct guidance for stress, trauma, parenting pressure, or mood struggles may find her approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It uses values-based goals and simple exercises to help someone take meaningful action even when they feel anxious or down.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach is useful for people who need a supportive space to talk through identity, relationships, or parenting concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills to change reactions and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and obsessive thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptoms and recommend or try techniques collaboratively until a good fit is found.

Online sessions can use video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and do structured exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins, coping coaching between sessions, or for people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to schedule around work, childcare, or travel and help maintain consistent contact while working on goals.