Marianne Costales-Roman, LCSW - Therapist in Illinois

About Marianne

Marianne Costales-Roman is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and family concerns. She works with clients on parenting challenges, LGBTQ issues, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Marianne offers practical skills and steady support in plain, straightforward language that parents can use at home.

Her sessions focus on clear communication and small, doable changes. She helps people name problems, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of responding.

Background and approach

Marianne uses tools from several evidence-based methods to help clients cope and make choices that fit their values. She brings experience working with blended families, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues. Other focus areas include body image, eating and sleep problems, ADHD, and codependency.

Marianne aims to address both immediate worries and the patterns that keep them repeating. Marianne trained and practices in Illinois and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW. She offers services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving families flexible ways to connect. Her style is warm and direct. Marianne listens carefully and helps people try out different strategies.

She encourages small steps and checks in about what works, so progress fits each family's life and values.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, life transitions, and situations where motivation or direction feels unclear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping with daily challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Marianne will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so therapy fits real life and family routines.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility for busy households. These options let parents and caregivers fit sessions into school runs, work breaks, or evenings without added travel. The variety also makes it easier to use different tools between sessions, such as quick check-ins or written reflections when talking in real time is hard.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marianne address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, relationship and family issues. Other areas include grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and LGBTQ matters.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and direct, focused on clear communication and small, practical steps. Sessions emphasize naming problems, setting goals, and trying manageable strategies at home.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has 27 years of clinical experience working with people through life transitions and relationship challenges. That background informs how she helps clients navigate family dynamics and personal change.

What credentials and where does she practice?

Marianne holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW. She practices in Illinois and maintains that licensure there.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are also accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow families to choose what fits their schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the viewer's subscription details.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 27 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English, Spanish

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