Marianne Terrebonne, LPC, LMFT
Practical, experienced counselor for life challenges
About Marianne
Marianne Terrebonne is a licensed professional counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 40 years of experience. She brings a straightforward, practical approach to therapy and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and life changes.
Background and approach
She has a long history working in school-related settings and spent years partnering with Juvenile Diversion Services alongside the Office of the District Attorney. That background shaped her skill at assessment, treatment planning, and problem-solving for a wide range of concerns.
In sessions she uses clear, goal-focused methods. She helps people identify patterns, build coping skills, and practice new ways of reacting to hard situations.
Conversations are direct and aimed at usable steps clients can try between meetings. Her work covers relationship and parenting challenges, self-esteem and anger, career and purpose questions, and issues connected to aging and caregiving.
She also supports people facing postpartum depression, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Marianne blends several therapy approaches to match what each person needs.
She prefers methods that lead to concrete changes over time and guides clients toward manageable strategies for everyday life. Located in Louisiana, she meets with clients in English and is available to work with international clients through online sessions.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to meet.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people understand attachment patterns and change how they connect with others to reduce anxiety and improve trust. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and acceptance. The therapist follows the client's concerns, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions to problems.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process guides whether to emphasize attachment work, client-centered listening, or other methods such as cognitive strategies for specific habits and symptoms.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through relationship topics. Phone sessions can be easier when someone needs lower bandwidth or a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coping reminders, and maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on real change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English