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Dr. Marilynn Parker, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Coping with life changes
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

Marriage, divorce, parenting, aging, caregiving, work and health concerns are common stressors in our world today. The mind and body are intertwined and we now know that stress impacts overall health. The process of change from self discovery to self reliance is a stressful endeavor in personal growth. My style focuses on a client's increased awareness and becoming mindful along their path. Solution focused methods address the identified problems for developing an action plan towards well being. An integrated approach supports the person to be fully involved in their own process of healing.

My work as an LMFT spans over 29 years of service to individuals, couples and families with issues in relationships and life transitions. That includes military families, families impacted by substance abuse, and those with chronic health concerns I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in both Oklahoma and New Mexico.

In seeking a therapist, look for a potential to connect with the provider and their style. I would be happy to explore the possibility in providing support through your own growth process.

Professional experience

32yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and veterans issues, Multicultural concerns, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

NM LMFT CMF0199301

OK LMFT LMFT00419

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Marilynn Parker. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Dr. Parker has been a huge help with helping me move forward through a divorce and with all the hiccups that occur with coparenting. She is a good listener and has helped me with working on the fears of moving forward. Thank you - words can’t express how grateful I am to have her through the challenges I have faced and have overcome with her help and guidance. Thank you.

Written on Jun 12, 2024 after therapy with Marilynn for 3 years and 10 months on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues

Helping me grow into a more independent and well rounded adult for a few years now. She is just so experienced at her job. She always has good advice on empowering me to break my codependency issues.

Written on Dec 15, 2023 after therapy with Marilynn for 2 years and 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and self esteem

Dr. Parker is really patient with me. She patiently listen to me. I think I am a stubborn patient, but she still cares and reply a lot of my message just to support and give me assignment to do to improve my mental health. I am not good at English, but I am sincerely thankful and grateful that I can meet her. Thank you so much!

Written on Apr 29, 2023 after therapy with Marilynn for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching

I worked with Dr. Parker for 10 months. It is the longest time I have committed to counseling and I am so glad it was with Dr. Parker. She was a great support during this year and helped me grow immensely. Dr. Parker helped me increase my self-confidence, manage my anxiety, and even learn about myself in areas I didn't expect to. She was compassionate, gentle, and empathetic. Always flexible with her schedule as well. I would 100% recommend Dr. Parker and if I find myself seeking BetterHelp services again, I would for sure continue to work with her. Thank you for everything Dr. Parker!

Written on Dec 08, 2021 after therapy with Marilynn for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

This was my first time trying online counselling and I felt so so lucky that I was matched with Dr Parker. I immediately felt comfortable opening up to Dr Parker from our very first session. We worked together for 2 months and what I had gained from our sessions have definitely been some of the best and most valuable advices and insights into myself I’ve ever received. Her compassion made it so easy for me to be open to explore and understand myself better. For the first time in some years, I feel like I had finally done some proper growing up and growing into my (better) self. For that I am so grateful to have worked with Dr Parker.

Written on Nov 28, 2021 after therapy with Marilynn for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief

Dr. Parker is extremely professional and also very understanding about my needs. She is very knowledgeable and can find the proper ways to interpret my feelings and thoughts into positives.

Written on Nov 08, 2021 after therapy with Marilynn for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd