Marlene FannonLISW

Marlene Fannon is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio with 20 years of clinical experience. She greets new contacts with a warm, direct approach and emphasizes practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and life transitions. Marlene names listening and collaboration as the first steps in care.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Ohio University and a Master of Social Work from The Ohio State University. Over two decades she has helped people with grief, motivation and self-esteem concerns, gender identity questions, postpartum depression, and mood-related difficulties. She notes experience across in-person, phone, messaging, and online formats and aims to be responsive to messages within 24 hours.

Marlene uses a mix of familiar therapies rather than a single method. She offers Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused work, and Narrative Therapy as tools to tailor sessions. She invites people to say if they prefer a particular approach or to ask for a brief explanation.

In sessions she treats the person as the expert of their story and looks for strengths to build on. She describes therapy as a collaboration where goals and methods shift as progress is made. Scheduling is flexible and she can try to accommodate different days and times when asked.

Communication expectations are straightforward: Marlene aims to reply to messages within 24 hours, and she supports planning sessions that fit the client's schedule. To begin, she asks people to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

Therapeutic approaches useful for online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting the person where they are, helping people feel heard and understood while they clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. That conversation guides whether one method or a combination is used, and the plan can change as needs evolve.

Session format options should be confirmed before booking since formats in the original biography are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or let someone choose a non-video option when less bandwidth is available. Ask about scheduling flexibility and which session formats are currently offered to find arrangements that work with everyday routines.