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Senior Psychotherapist
Marilyn (she/her/hers) believes the relationship between a client and therapist is sacred. She feels that therapy can increase self-awareness, promote self-discovery, and foster healthier relationships with self and others. She thinks therapy is a reciprocal process and has learned a great deal of life lessons from her clients. Marilyn has had the privilege of working with clients from different cultural, ethnic, sexual, economic, spiritual, racial, and gender identities. She has supported clients who are part of the LGBTQ + community and has processed the difficulties that come with intersectionality, e.g. experiencing racism and homophobia. She is able to hold space for her clients and to authentically validate the lived experiences of those who face discrimination of any kind. Marilyn has found that providing psychotherapy is remarkably rewarding and humbling. She does not take it for granted when clients share their most intimate life experiences and vulnerabilities with her.
Before starting at myTherapyNYC, Marilyn served clients with severe mental illnesses and has provided counseling services to clients in their communities and homes. Additionally, Marilyn worked in a community-based outpatient clinic where she provided individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, emerging adults, adults, and older adults.
Marilyn’s particular interests include treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. She is also drawn to processing women’s issues, relationship issues, self-esteem issues, racial/cultural identity issues, and life transitions. She uses elements of Person Centered, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused treatment modalities to support clients in their healing.
Marilyn self identifies as a cisgender, heterosexual, Afro-Indigenous, multi-ethnic Black woman. She is also a first generation immigrant and is spiritual.
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