Marianne Matos
I have been a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina since 2020. I specialize in Crisis and Trauma, and I am certified in EMDR. I am also an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, and National Certified Counselor. I have experience with children, teens, and adults. My clinical approach is person centered. And I like to use modalities, including mindfulness, CBT, DBT, TF– CBT and CPT.
First session
This is known as the intake session. It’s a great opportunity to get to know how your therapy sessions work. During our first session, we review the limits of confidentiality, discuss background information related to your clinical concerns, answer any questions you may have, and begin to develop a treatment plan based on your goals.
Strengths
I have a passion for working with underserved populations. My life experience includes working with children as a behavioral support specialist, and as a dance teacher for 16 years. I am clinically trained as a specialist in crisis and trauma, and I worked as a crisis advocate, counselor, and clinical director of a domestic violence and sexual assault center for nearly a decade. I strongly believe in supporting and advocating for underserved populations.
Ideal clients
Passionate about helping underserved populations, and those that suffered from abusive relationships or sexual assault. My ideal client is usually rediscovering their life after abuse, codependency, or infidelity. Many times these clients suffer from low self-esteem, negative beliefs, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and/or challenged by financial insecurity, homelessness, exploitation, manipulation, coercion, neglect, or other forms of control. These clients may be in any of the stages of change from precontemplation or ready to begin.
Treatment methods
Feminist
I am a trained Victim Advocate and passionate about helping underserved populations, which may include but not be limited to women, children, LGBTQ+, minorities, people with disabilities, and elderly.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Clinically trained in both cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma focused, cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Experiencing leading groups and individual sessions in dialectical behavioral therapy. This was basis of my graduate study internship.
Experiential Therapy
Certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, through Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Inernational (PATH)
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Woman
Top specialties
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Anxiety
Serves
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Family Therapy
Gender-fluid
Individual Therapy
Man
Non-binary
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Transgender
Woman
Doesn't specialize in
Depression
Licensed in
South CarolinaLicense 7609