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Online therapist

Marylise Zwarts

Calm, practical help for life and relationships

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, French
Format
Online sessions

About Marylise

Marylise Zwarts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, stress, depression, and issues with self-esteem. She also addresses addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, and LGBTQ-related matters. Marylise speaks English and French and practices from Florida with 25 years of experience.

Her style is direct and practical. She focuses on helping people make noticeable progress sooner rather than later.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to reduce distress, interrupt repeating patterns, and rebuild confidence. She invites clients to work actively in and between sessions to get tangible results. Marylise uses several approaches depending on the issue and the person.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's priorities and experience. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for disturbing memories and trauma. Psychodynamic techniques look at recurring patterns and where they come from.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in varied settings, including community programs and independent practice. That breadth has exposed her to many presenting problems such as domestic violence, substance use, attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin issues. Marylise offers multiple session formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - and she accepts international clients.

Cost varies by location and therapist subscription; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users are asked to click Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule with the therapist.

Therapeutic approaches for online healing

Marylise commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, creating space to talk through what matters most and helping build self-awareness and confidence. EMDR targets disturbing memories and trauma by combining focused attention with guided techniques to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating patterns that affect current relationships and choices. Choosing the right approach is a shared process: the therapist and client review symptoms, goals, and preferences together and decide on a plan that fits. Adjustments are made as needed so the work stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy here uses multiple formats to match different needs: video calls for full face-to-face work, phone sessions when screens are not ideal, and live chat or text messaging for brief check-ins or on-the-go support. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people access care from different locations and time zones while keeping treatment focused on progress and practical tools.

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.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marylise address?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, parenting issues, intimacy matters, eating and sleeping concerns, and related areas such as attachment, codependency, and family problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and focused on steady progress. She emphasizes active work in sessions and skills or steps clients can use between appointments.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working in community settings and independent practice, treating a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns including trauma, addiction, and family-of-origin issues.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH16940, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are used in sessions and do international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing several ways to connect based on client needs.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist subscription; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, French

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