About Marlon
Marlon Buckley uses practical, client-centered methods to help people move past stuck patterns. He is a licensed clinical social worker and has eight years of experience. He speaks English and practices in Kentucky.
Marlon is an Army combat veteran who draws on that background to connect with people who have faced intense stress and life changes. Marlon focuses on clear, doable tools for everyday problems. He helps people dealing with addictions, depression, low self-esteem, anger, sleep troubles, and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
He also offers support around relationship conflicts and trauma and abuse. Sessions aim to be straightforward and nonjudgmental. Marlon listens first and then works with each person to set small, realistic goals.
He uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide conversations and plan actions. He also brings attention to specific life contexts like first responder stress, veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural concerns, and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. Those topics can shape what happens in sessions and the kinds of coping strategies suggested.
People can meet with Marlon by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The process begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How ACT, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, addictions, and motivation problems because it links values to small steps forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with depression, anger, sleep problems, and relationship concerns by providing clear strategies to try between sessions.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, listening stance where the person sets the pace. This approach supports self-esteem work and builds confidence to try new ways of coping.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life context and then work together to try methods that feel most useful. That collaborative tone helps tailor sessions to individual needs.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English