Marikay Vander Ven is a counselor with 21 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse.
01About Marikay
Marikay Vander Ven is a counselor with 21 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She focuses on practical ways to reduce overwhelm and rebuild connection in strained relationships. Marikay works to create a calm space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard.
She uses straightforward conversation and collaborative planning rather than jargon. Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps that make daily life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
Common topics include communication problems, attachment and abandonment worries, and coping with guilt or shame. Marikay also supports people dealing with major life transitions such as divorce, midlife concerns, or questions about life purpose. She addresses chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, and issues of isolation with patience and practical strategies.
Men’s issues and impulsivity are additional areas she works through with clients. As an LPCC licensed in Ohio, she draws on years of practice to tailor an approach to each person. Therapy often blends listening, reflection, and skill-building to help clients notice patterns and try new responses.
The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her online practice offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible support. People who want a calm, nonjudgmental clinician to talk through feelings and plan concrete changes often find her approach useful.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Ohio)
- License E.0500566 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1023151487 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marikay lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care
Many people find relief from stress and anxiety through structured, evidence-based techniques that teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. One common method focuses on learning practical coping skills for anxiety and mood regulation, such as paced breathing, grounding exercises, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce avoidance. These tools help when symptoms interfere with daily routines or relationships.A second approach emphasizes exploring relationship and attachment patterns. This work looks at how past losses or abandonment concerns shape current interactions and communication. It helps people experiment with new ways of asking for needs and setting boundaries so relationships feel less reactive and more manageable.
Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try approaches that fit the problem, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using and which to revise.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier on low bandwidth, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets clients reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Marikay commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and related issues like abandonment, attachment, and guilt.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens, helps identify patterns, and suggests small, concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 21 years of professional experience to her clinical work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What online session formats are available?
People can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits them best.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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