About Mari

Mari Broman is a licensed social worker with 36 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, and relationship strain. She listens closely and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful. Her approach is warm and practical, focused on small changes that add up.

Mari works with people facing life transitions such as career shifts, grief, divorce, and caregiving strain. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, anger, intimacy concerns, bipolar mood patterns, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Conversations are aimed at finding concrete next steps rather than only talking about feelings. Her counseling style blends techniques many people find easy to use in daily life. Mari draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and develop different responses. Mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing are part of sessions when clients want to build focus, cope with change, or increase motivation for change. Mari also brings psychodynamic ideas into the work to help people notice long-standing patterns that affect current relationships.

Sessions are conversational and paced to match each person's needs. Mari aims to empower people to better manage emotions, improve communication, and make realistic plans for work and family life. She practices in Michigan and speaks English.

Approaches and online therapy options

Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's goals and priorities and creates space for people to lead the conversation and set the pace. This approach helps when someone wants a supportive listener and guidance tailored to their values and everyday life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD-related challenges where planning, organization, and managing distractions are part of the work.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with focus, emotional regulation, and coping during stressful moments.

Mari treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. People often combine elements from different approaches to get what works best for them.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a shorter, flexible touchpoint is needed. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Mari commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical. She focuses on listening, identifying small workable changes, and helping clients take clear next steps.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed social worker with 36 years of experience working with mood disorders, life transitions, caregiving stress, and family dynamics.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credential MI LMSW, which stands for Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
36 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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