Marylise Zwarts , LMHC

Marylise Zwarts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on womens concerns such as relationships, trauma, grief, anxiety, and self-esteem. She speaks English and French and has 25 years of experience. Her work supports people coping with addiction, sleep and eating struggles, parenting stress, and life changes.

She takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps someone stuck and on building small, practical steps toward change. She listens closely, helps clients name patterns that repeat in relationships, and addresses painful memories that continue to cause distress.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in multiple settings. That experience informs how she adapts methods to fit each person. She draws on client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to explore relationships and early influences. She also uses EMDR to help people process traumatic memories when appropriate.

Marylise aims for noticeable progress early in therapy. She works with clients to set clear goals and checks in about what is and isnt helping. The pace and tools change based on each persons needs and comfort level.

People come to her for help with abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and the emotional fallout from divorce or domestic violence. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and addiction recovery.

Sessions are available online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and international clients may be seen. Getting started begins by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions; this approach helps with self-esteem, relationship decisions, and ongoing stress.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to process painful memories and reduce their emotional hold. When used online it can help people who have nightmares, intrusive memories, or trauma-related anxiety by working through the memory in controlled steps with the therapists guidance.

Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and early relationship influences to explain current behavior and feelings. This approach can uncover why someone repeats the same relationship choices or struggles with intimacy and attachment.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and pace. Plans are revisited and adjusted as people make progress.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to give more options for scheduling and style. Video works well for deeper conversations and EMDR-style processing, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections or reminders between sessions.