Marylou Biasotto

Marylou Biasotto is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Delaware with nearly three decades of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, cancer, aging concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps that match a person's goals. She listens for what matters most, then tailors a plan that blends conversation, skills practice, and reflective work.

Marylou draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people recognize unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She layers in mindfulness exercises to build calm and present-moment awareness. When appropriate she uses hypnotherapy tools to address focused change and symptom relief.

She also uses solution-focused work to identify small, achievable next steps. That approach is helpful for people who want quick, concrete progress on sleep, coping, or day-to-day functioning. Her background includes community mental health, work in correctional settings, international social work, and private practice.

Marylou encourages a collaborative process. She says decisions about techniques and pace are made together. Messaging is used only as a supplement between sessions, not as the primary mode of therapy.

How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match personal values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression, worry, or sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build steadiness in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try techniques that fit the problem at hand. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted over time if something isn’t helping.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. Because session formats are not specified here, confirm current options before booking so you know how sessions will be run. Messaging is noted as an adjunctive tool only, not a replacement for sessions. Online work can make practicing skills between appointments and checking in about progress more convenient, while preserving the same goal-oriented focus used in in-person care.