Marianne Blackmore, BACP

Marianne Blackmore is a BACP-registered therapist based in Kentucky with five years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship, approaching each person with empathy, active listening, and a focus on building trust before moving into deeper work.

Her background includes work in education, support for carers of all kinds - including parents and those caring for the elderly - as well as experience in creative industries and transport. Marianne values creativity as a therapeutic tool and often integrates creative methods to help clients explore feelings, build insight, and discover practical ways to cope.

Marianne helps with burnout, stress and anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship difficulties, low self-confidence, motivation and career concerns. She also supports people facing life changes, loss and ambiguous loss, stage fright, living with uncertainty and imposter syndrome. In addition, she works with issues related to parenting, family dynamics and specific focus areas such as abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, codependency and hearing-impaired clients.

Marianne believes clients are the experts in their own stories and aims to empower people to use their strengths to move toward a more fulfilling life. She invites those who are considering therapy to reach out so they can begin a collaborative process of self-exploration and practical problem solving.

How Marianne's approaches translate to online therapy

Marianne draws from client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas to tailor online sessions to each person's needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist offers empathy and support - this can help with low self-esteem, relationship issues and stress. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-focused method that helps people find internal motivation for change and is often used when managing addictions, motivation struggles or career shifts. Psychodynamic ideas explore past patterns and unconscious influences to bring greater understanding of recurring difficulties and emotional reactions - this approach can assist with deeper relational and identity questions.

Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process, and Marianne works collaboratively with clients to figure out which approach or combination of approaches best matches their goals, preferences and life circumstances. Together they set priorities and adjust methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging allow clients to choose what feels most accessible and manageable. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments and support consistent contact during times of transition or stress, while allowing registered professionals to provide focused therapeutic support from a distance.