Marie Hayes, LCSW, CSW

Marie Hayes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She writes short, direct plans with each person and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. Marie emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every conversation.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. She tailors discussions and plans to each person’s needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Conversations often include skills to manage strong feelings, ways to handle relationships and intimacy concerns, and thinking through career or parenting challenges.

Marie has worked with issues related to grief, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing workplace stress, questions about life purpose, and struggles with isolation or guilt. Her practice includes helping those navigating LGBT concerns and women's issues.

Clients can expect straightforward talk, practical coping strategies, and encouragement to try small changes between sessions. Marie describes the work as a partnership where the person sets goals and she offers tools and perspective.

Marie holds credentials as LCSW and CSW and offers services from Florida. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used to connect with her and schedule based on availability.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Marie describes her work as practical and collaborative, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on teaching concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing and grounding strategies, pacing activity, and breaking problems into manageable steps to reduce overwhelm. A second approach emphasizes behavioral changes and problem-solving to address low mood, motivation, and workplace or parenting stress by trying small experiments and tracking what helps.

Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. If something does not feel like a fit, she will adjust the plan and try other evidence-based options until the person and therapist agree on what works best.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also allows people to practice skills between sessions in their regular routines, so therapy can directly connect to everyday life.