- Depression and grief
- Career and life transitions
- Values and meaning
About Merry
Merry Walensa is a California licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 17 years of experience. She helps people facing grief, low self-esteem, job stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her style is encouraging and direct, aimed at helping people take practical steps toward a more satisfying life.
Merry uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She combines acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools and emotionally-focused work when appropriate. She also draws on existential themes and spirituality when clients want to explore meaning and values.
In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. The focus is on understanding what matters to the client and finding concrete ways to move forward. She emphasizes small, doable changes rather than quick fixes.
Merry asks new clients to begin with a video appointment as the first contact. After that initial meeting, other session styles may be discussed. She also encourages courtesy around scheduling and asks clients to provide advance notice if they need to cancel.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Clients set goals and she offers tools, feedback, and support as they work toward those goals. The aim is to help people build skills, gain clarity, and increase emotional resilience.
Merry uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She combines acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools and emotionally-focused work when appropriate. She also draws on existential themes and spirituality when clients want to explore meaning and values.
In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. The focus is on understanding what matters to the client and finding concrete ways to move forward. She emphasizes small, doable changes rather than quick fixes.
Merry asks new clients to begin with a video appointment as the first contact. After that initial meeting, other session styles may be discussed. She also encourages courtesy around scheduling and asks clients to provide advance notice if they need to cancel.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Clients set goals and she offers tools, feedback, and support as they work toward those goals. The aim is to help people build skills, gain clarity, and increase emotional resilience.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.