Mariana Mackinnon, LCSW

Mariana Mackinnon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on eight years of clinical experience to support people through grief, burnout, addictions, and identity questions.

Mariana grew up in a bilingual Latino household and spent time living and working in Madrid, Spain. Those experiences inform how she listens and what she notices about cultural pressures and feeling caught between different expectations. She believes the place of transition can hold possibility rather than only uncertainty.

In sessions she uses approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address trauma, relationship ruptures, and compassion fatigue. She focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings, like building routines, skills for emotion regulation, and small behavioral experiments.

Mariana pays attention to intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, codependency, body image, and attachment wounds. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, and aging-related issues, adapting work to each person’s situation and goals.

Her style centers on curiosity and clear collaboration. People who want a therapist who listens for cultural context, helps set concrete goals, and works in English or Spanish may find her approach helpful.

How Mariana’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, values-based steps. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to reduce distress and change behavior. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving in relationships. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works with memories and the way they are held in the body; it can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their effects.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mariana works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She will discuss options, try different tools, and adjust the plan based on how things are going so clients can find what helps them most.

Confirm the current session options before booking to know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue work during life transitions or when relocating within the same region. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions, and Mariana adapts exercises and homework so they work well in an online setting.