Marian Maguire , LICSW

Marian Maguire is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, career questions, grief, trauma, and women's issues. She draws on two decades of clinical experience to support clients through life transitions and complicated feelings. Marian aims to make the first steps feel manageable for people who are worried or unsure.

She tends to work in a collaborative, down-to-earth way. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, clear goals, and checking what is or isn't helping. Marian blends short-term, solution-focused work with techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches to address thinking patterns and behavior.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts pacing to match their readiness for change. Marian also uses motivational interviewing strategies to help people find their own reasons for change and build commitment to next steps.

Over twenty years, Marian has worked with people facing parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, intimacy questions, caregiving stress, autism-related issues, and social anxiety. She also supports those navigating divorce, blended family challenges, and aging-related concerns. Her experience includes coaching as well as traditional therapy tasks.

Marian encourages people to be curious about therapy and to start with one small goal. She explains options plainly and helps plan doable actions so progress feels real and measurable.

Approaches to try online and how they help

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead to understand what matters most. It helps when someone needs space to be heard and to build motivation for change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and increase commitment to goals, which can be useful for career shifts, habit change, or readiness to address relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marian will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time in a collaborative way so therapy fits the person's life and priorities.

Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let visual cues guide the conversation while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing touchpoints between sessions and can help people track progress or get brief support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work through transitions.