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Marilyn Hall, LMFT
California
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Mood
See online therapy options- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and ACT methods
- Family communication
About Marilyn
Marilyn Hall is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and difficult life transitions. Her work also includes support for LGBT concerns, parenting questions, career issues, and mood disorders.
Marilyn focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. She talks through thoughts and habits that get in the way and tries different ways of responding to common problems. Sessions are direct and aim to give clear strategies for coping, regulating difficult emotions, and improving communication.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and commit to small, doable changes. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she pays attention to relationships and to a person’s experience in the moment.
People come to her for help with separation and divorce, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and family of origin patterns. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation, and compassion fatigue. Marilyn works with mood disorders including bipolar and seasonal affective disorder.
Her style aims to be straightforward and practical. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session to talk about goals and next steps.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Marilyn uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday situations. CBT focuses on practical experiments and short-term strategies for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and changing patterns that cause distress.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and to take committed action toward those values despite difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how relationship patterns affect emotional responses and communication.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Marilyn treats figuring that out as a collaborative process, adjusting methods based on a person's goals, needs, and what seems to help in early sessions.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists often use session time to practice skills, review results of experiments from daily life, and set clear steps to try before the next meeting.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
California, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, LGBT concerns, mood disorders, and life transitions.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and focused on skills. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with emotional, relational, and family issues, including separation, divorce, and trauma.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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