Mariellen LePage, LCSW

Mariellen LePage, LCSW, helps people facing jealousy and many related concerns. She brings 21 years of experience and a steady, practical approach. She aims to make clients feel heard, understood, and respected from the first visit. Her tone is calm and direct, and she focuses on real steps that fit daily life.

Mariellen draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. She also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and move toward them despite difficult emotions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her toolbox when exploring relationship and intimacy issues.

Sessions are collaborative. Mariellen guides conversations, teaches coping skills, and helps people practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. She emphasizes small, practical changes that build over time rather than quick fixes.

Her background includes long clinical experience in Tennessee and work across many areas like addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and stress. She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver strain, codependency, and life transitions.

Mariellen communicates plainly and keeps goals concrete. To begin, she asks about current struggles and priorities, then agrees on steps to take between sessions. Her focus is on helping people gain tools to manage emotions, improve relationships, and move toward meaningful goals.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and problems tied to jealousy or relationship fears. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and addictive behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding emotions and improving how people connect with others, which can be useful for intimacy and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend methods that fit the person’s situation. That collaborative decision helps make sessions feel relevant and realistic rather than one-size-fits-all.

Confirm available session formats before booking so you know what this therapist currently provides. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, let sessions be shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports practicing skills between meetings and keeping momentum when life is hectic. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well across many everyday circumstances.