About Marie
Dr. Marie Isom uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to guide people through hard moments. She holds MD and LCPC credentials and brings eight years of personal-practice experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.
Her style is direct, respectful, and focused on practical steps. In sessions she listens first and asks questions that help identify what matters most to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help set short-term goals that feel manageable. Dr. Isom works with people dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around identity and LGBT concerns.
She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, first responder stress, obsessive or compulsive behaviors, and sleep problems. Career worries, low self-esteem, anger, and impulsivity are other areas she addresses. Appointments use straightforward language and an individualized plan.
She helps clients try skills in real life between visits and adjusts the plan based on what works. Sessions emphasize steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her Maryland practice blends talk therapy with practical coaching when helpful.
People who want clear steps, concrete coping tools, and a supportive partner in change may find her approach useful. She offers sessions in English and does not accept international clients.
Approaches for change in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person and their goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people name what they want to change. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of their feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and obsessive or compulsive patterns.
Mindfulness therapy encourages simple present-moment practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus. Short exercises can be used between sessions to calm stress and improve sleep.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a person’s concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend a mix of methods. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let someone send updates or practice skills between meetings. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, caregiving, or other daily demands.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English