About Marianna
Marianna Birdsong meets people where they are and helps them navigate stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California and offering telehealth statewide. Sessions are aimed at adults who want straightforward help with mood, self-esteem, career concerns, or compassion fatigue.
Marianna speaks English and Hungarian. Marianna uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral work to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She pairs that with a client-centered stance that focuses on the person in front of her.
Background and approach
In session she listens, reflects, and helps set small, achievable goals that fit everyday life. Her background includes time as an Emergency Medical Technician and peer counselor. Those roles shaped how she responds to stress and crisis and informed her focus on first responder and veteran issues.
She draws on eight years of experience to offer calm, clear guidance during transitions. Clients can expect direct, simple explanations and skill-building. Techniques may include mindfulness practices and DBT-informed strategies for emotion regulation.
The emphasis is on practical changes rather than labels. Work begins with understanding immediate concerns and priorities. From there she and the client decide which approaches will help most.
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. In plain terms, it helps people see why they get stuck in certain patterns and learn new ways to connect and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and build better routines for mood and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and daily challenges, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process can include trying a technique for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most. Online sessions use video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for more in-depth conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are handy for brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or ongoing support between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Hungarian