- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Career transitions
About Marjorie
Marjorie "Marj" Melchreit is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio with 32 years of clinical experience. She helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction concerns. Marj also supports those facing career shifts, intimacy worries, and issues tied to adoption and foster care.
She takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical steps a person can try between meetings. Conversations are guided by the client’s goals and paced to feel manageable.
Marj draws on client-centered work to listen and reflect what matters to each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thinking patterns that fuel distress. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies help people build short-term coping skills and clearer next steps.
Her long career includes extensive work with older adults and LGBTQ+ people, plus many clients navigating major life transitions. That background informs how she looks at relationships, family of origin issues, and caregiver stress.
Expect calm, direct feedback and concrete tools you can practice outside sessions. Marj aims to help people strengthen coping skills, clarify values, and reduce the everyday overwhelm that makes life harder to manage.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the client's experience. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks clarifying questions, and helps people identify personal goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Online CBT commonly includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying specific behavioral experiments between appointments to test new ways of coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as issues shift and progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, which can help apply new strategies to everyday life.
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Experience
32+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver strain, and adoption and foster care related concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is compassionate and practical. Sessions focus on current struggles, clear goals, and exercises to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 32 years of experience as a clinician working with older adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people facing life transitions and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Ohio LISW, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker, and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this clinician?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.