Marilyn Davis, LPC

Marilyn Davis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 19 years of clinical experience. She has worked directly with children, teenagers, and adults who face anxiety, stress, trauma, depression, ADHD, and anger. Marilyn draws on years in schools, private practice, and inpatient settings to guide her work.

Marilyn uses a team-based style in sessions. She listens first and helps clients set clear, personal goals. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She aims to build strength and resilience over time.

Much of her background includes work with teens on Individualized Education Plans in public high school special education. She has provided individual therapy and family work across community and clinical settings. Research experience in academic and inpatient centers informs her approach.

Her methods combine client-centered conversation with cognitive tools and mindfulness practice. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when helpful. The goal is to match techniques to each person's needs and pace.

Marilyn also focuses on challenges that come with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and blended family concerns. She works to create a respectful space for people to talk through losses, grief, and life transitions.

If someone is looking for steady, compassionate guidance through change, she aims to walk alongside them. Marilyn emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and practical strategies to make everyday life more manageable.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and to act in line with meaningful values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and build calm across daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods over time so the work fits the person's situation and pace.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Online sessions also let people practice skills in their everyday routines and then review what worked in the following meeting. Licensed professionals can help you weigh practical options and select a format that fits your schedule and comfort.