Marcie Koenig

Marcie Koenig, LCSW-C, helps people facing grief, life changes, stress, and anxiety. She speaks plainly and offers steady, practical support for those navigating loss or caregiving challenges. Her approach aims to make hard conversations easier to begin.

She brings ten years of clinical practice in Maryland and focuses on working with older adults and issues that come with aging. Much of her work centers on coping with chronic illness or pain, grief and end-of-life concerns, and the strain that caregiving can cause. She pays attention to emotional burdens like guilt, shame, and compassion fatigue.

In sessions she creates a calm space where people can talk through what feels heavy. She listens for what matters most and helps people find strategies to manage day-to-day stress, improve communication, and rebuild a sense of purpose. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s situation.

Her background includes practice with families of older adults and with people facing midlife transitions and workplace strain. She also supports those dealing with loneliness, low self-esteem, and mood changes. She encourages simple, realistic steps people can use between sessions.

Marcie aims to make starting therapy straightforward. She recognizes that taking the first step takes courage and offers practical guidance on how to move forward at a manageable pace.

Approaches that guide online support and care

The biography notes that Marcie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques. One common approach in this category is grief-focused work, which helps people name what they have lost, process painful feelings, and develop coping routines for difficult days. Another is problem-focused strategies that break larger stressors into manageable steps, helping with practical issues like caregiving tasks or workplace strain.

Choosing the best approach is a joint process. The therapist will listen to what matters to the client, discuss options, and adapt methods to the person's goals and comfort level. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to try and how to pace the work.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fit into daily life and fewer travel demands. Online care can make it simpler to schedule sessions around work or caregiving responsibilities and to have a check-in when longer in-person visits are difficult. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for sessions.