Marilyn Ramirez-Torres , LCSW

Marilyn Ramirez-Torres is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 9 years of professional experience in mental health services. She supports people facing trauma and abuse, LGBTQ+ related concerns, grief and loss, motivation challenges, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and mood or personality conditions such as bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.

Her work emphasizes the strengths each person brings to their story and a collaborative approach to change. Marilyn draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients process painful experiences, rebuild confidence, and find practical ways to cope with difficult emotions. She values the courage it takes to begin therapy and acknowledges the importance of that first step in the healing process.

Marilyn aims to create a respectful, empathic space where individuals can explore attachment and abandonment issues, body image and caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication and control concerns, and life transitions such as divorce or midlife crises. Her practice also addresses complex feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation while supporting work on life purpose, forgiveness, and impulse-related difficulties.

Evidence-Based Techniques Delivered Remotely

Marilyn Ramirez-Torres uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the challenges a person brings to therapy. One common focus is trauma-informed work, which helps people process painful experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and develop safer ways to cope with triggers and memories. Another emphasis is on approaches for mood and self-esteem concerns - practical strategies that help identify unhelpful thinking patterns, build self-compassion, and increase motivation and daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Marilyn collaborates with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore what feels most helpful and adjust the focus over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow people to fit sessions into busy schedules, work from familiar settings, and maintain continuity of care even when travel or other commitments make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based methods to these formats to support meaningful change.