- Grief and loss
- Career and motivation
- ACT and CBT methods
About Merry
Merry Walensa is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with 17 years of experience. She works with adults on relationship concerns, grief and loss, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Merry also addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, and depression.
She uses several approaches in her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). Sessions can include practical skills, emotional processing, and values-focused planning depending on what a person needs. Merry also integrates existential ideas and spirituality when clients want that included.
Merry aims to make the therapy room honest and direct. She encourages people to name what they are struggling with and to try small experiments between sessions. Work might include tracking patterns, testing new behaviors, or practicing emotion-regulation skills.
She asks new clients to start with a video appointment before switching to other formats. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time. Cost varies by location and is handled through the platform subscription model.
Merry practices in California and works in English. She does not accept international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How Merry integrates therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to handle difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to change patterns of behavior and mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports identifying and expressing core emotions in relationships to improve connection and understanding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Merry treats this as a collaborative process. She and the client will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what is actually helpful. That means some sessions focus on skills and homework, while others focus on feelings or relationship patterns.
The profile states that new clients begin with a video appointment, and other formats may be used after that initial visit. Please confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so therapy can fit around school or work.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Merry helps adults with relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, anxiety, depression, and related problems listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative approach that can include ACT, Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT, and EFT, and she can bring in existential and spiritual themes if a client wants that.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional work experience as an LPCC in California.
Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?
She is licensed as an LPCC in California, noted as CA LPCC in her profile.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
New clients must schedule a video appointment first before phone or chat may be used; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; the exact fee depends on the subscription tier.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.