Marianne Matos, LPC

Marianne Matos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina who centers her work on a person-centered philosophy. She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness techniques, and EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - into her practice to address trauma, crisis, and ongoing emotional concerns.

Her clinical focus includes helping people strengthen self-esteem and develop self-advocacy skills. Marianne brings extensive crisis work experience, having spent eight years providing counseling at a crisis center to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. That work has informed a trauma-focused approach that also attends to the needs of older adults and other adult populations.

Marianne's background includes direct experience with children and young adults through roles providing therapeutic support for students with learning differences, and she worked with alternative populations during her graduate internship. She also draws on varied life and professional experience, including more than two decades as a dance instructor, to connect with clients from diverse backgrounds. She has formal training and credentials relevant to mental health practice and learning through equine-assisted approaches, and she holds advanced study in mental health counseling.

Committed to serving minority and underserved populations, Marianne uses a range of clinical approaches - including attachment-based, client-centered, CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, somatic methods, and trauma-focused therapy - to tailor care to each person's needs. She is accepting new clients and provides therapy in English from her South Carolina practice.