About Merion
Merion Haworth greets people who are worried about stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, depression, or ADHD. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Merion is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in New Mexico with 30 years of experience.
Her work is shaped by respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and goals. She offers Christian-based therapy when that is requested and relevant to the person's values.
Background and approach
Merion draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the situation. She uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most to someone. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build different responses.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make a change but feel stuck. Her background includes more than 20 years working in school settings with children and family concerns. That work informs how she talks with parents about communication problems, blended family issues, and challenges that come with caregiving or aging.
People also turn to her for help with mood disorders, panic and social anxiety, OCD symptoms, grief tied to cancer or pregnancy changes, and feelings of guilt or isolation. Merion aims for practical steps and clearer thinking that fit each person's life and schedule.
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's concerns. Online sessions let the therapist reflect back what matters most and build goals that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses specific exercises to change patterns; this approach adapts well to video or text when practicing skills between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and resolve uncertainty, which can be effective in short phone or chat sessions for quick decision points.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that align with a person's goals, values, and pace. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs change, and progress is reviewed together.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and multiple session formats. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let someone send updates between visits or use brief, focused exchanges when that fits a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and tailored to how someone prefers to communicate.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Merion commonly help with?
What is her general approach to therapy?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What credentials and location information should I know?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What formats are available for sessions?
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
What is the first step to begin working together?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English