Marianne Auger, LMHC

Marianne Auger is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts with 16 years of experience. She focuses on thoughts and everyday habits to help people cope with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life changes. Marianne aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people feel heard and understood.

Her work draws on practical, evidence-based approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered conversation to address everyday patterns and decision making. Sessions emphasize simple strategies people can use between meetings to manage mood and behavior.

Marianne has led group programs including anger management, DBT skills groups, and mindfulness classes. She also works with concerns such as addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, autism and aging-related concerns.

She describes therapy as a tailored process. Conversations and plans are adjusted to each person's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Marianne encourages small, steady changes in thinking and habits to build more satisfying daily routines.

Taking a first step can feel hard. Marianne offers supportive coaching and practical tools aimed at helping people move toward clearer goals, better self-care, and more stable everyday functioning.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values; it can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness which can be useful for strong mood swings and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. This usually involves trying techniques in-session and adjusting the plan as progress and difficulties become clearer.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from a quieter environment. Some formats also let people use shorter, focused sessions when needed or choose sessions without video to lower bandwidth needs. These practical benefits can help therapy become part of everyday life while the therapist focuses on changing thoughts and habits that matter most.