Mari Broman , LMSW

Mari Broman, LMSW, helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports those facing relationship and family concerns, addiction issues, grief, caregiving stress, and life transitions. Mari has 36 years of experience and works from Michigan using practical, down-to-earth methods.

Her sessions are straightforward. She listens closely and helps clients name what feels overwhelming. Then she works with them to set small, doable goals. This can include improving communication, reducing anger, or finding better ways to cope with loss and change.

Mari blends several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses client-centered conversations to follow the client’s lead. She integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are offered to calm the body and focus attention.

She also brings motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns. The blend is practical rather than theoretical, aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable. Sessions can address career worries, intimacy-related issues, ADHD challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Mari aims to create a calm, respectful space for steady progress. She helps people build coping skills and clearer choices over time. For those navigating major transitions, she focuses on realistic steps that fit each person’s life.

Approaches that guide online work and practical steps

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. In practice that means sessions start with the client’s priorities, and the therapist reflects and clarifies so people feel heard and understood. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and deciding what to work on next.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps make sure techniques match real-life needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for deeper conversations, phone sessions when video is not convenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These formats help people fit therapy into busy days, manage bandwidth limits, or choose less structured ways to stay in touch with a therapist.