Marilyn DeLuera, LCSW

Marilyn DeLuera is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, caregiver stress, and life transitions. She draws on 14 years of professional experience and a longer lifetime of listening as a daughter, mother, and grandmother. Her style centers on meeting people where they are and building from there.

Marilyn uses a person-centered stance that lets each person set the pace. She listens for strengths and practical ways to move forward. Conversations may include looking at past hurts, noticing patterns in relationships, and finding small steps that add up to real change.

She blends Attachment-Based ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative approaches to make sense of current struggles. That means Marilyn pays attention to how early bonds affect today's relationships, helps reframe unhelpful thoughts, and invites clients to re-author personal stories that feel stuck.

Marilyn has worked in Florida settings for more than a decade. Her background includes helping people with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, mood disorders, ADHD, and caregiver burden. She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric issues as part of her broader practice focus.

Her sessions are conversational and goal-focused. People who meet with her can expect straightforward talk, collaborative planning, and an emphasis on everyday changes that make life easier.

Approaches that guide online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people who struggle with trust, connection, or recurring relationship problems by exploring those roots and building safer ways to relate. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace. It focuses on what matters to the person in the room and supports self-directed change through empathetic, nonjudgmental conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is practical and problem-focused, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Choosing the best approach is part of therapy. Marilyn treats this as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She adjusts plans as needs change and aims for straightforward, usable steps that fit everyday life.

Session format options are not specified here, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around caregiving duties, medical appointments, or travel. It can also allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce the time spent commuting so therapy fits into a busy schedule.