- Guilt and shame
- ACT and CBT methods
- English and Spanish
About Marxlenin
Marxlenin Burgos is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of professional experience. She practices in New Jersey and works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Marxlenin offers services in English and Spanish and lists additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, codependency, communication problems, and issues around forgiveness, guilt and shame.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions center on clear goals and strategies people can use between meetings. She draws on methods that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered conversation to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward it.
She also uses narrative and mindfulness-based ideas to help people reframe difficult stories and practice being present with uncomfortable feelings. That can be useful when guilt or shame feel repetitive or stuck. Marxlenin aims to adapt the pacing and focus to each person’s needs while keeping the work straightforward.
In practice she addresses concrete relationship problems such as communication breakdowns, infidelity, blended family issues, and fatherhood questions. She also supports people managing chronic health challenges, caregiver strain, and complicated family-of-origin patterns that feed ongoing shame or guilt.
To begin, the site process asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that matter to them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and lingering guilt that keeps someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments and behavioral changes. CBT can be useful for reducing repetitive worry and shifting responses that feed shame. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s own experience and pacing, offering reflective listening and collaborative planning to help people feel understood and to decide next steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Marxlenin will discuss these methods with each person and will help figure out which fit the client’s goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as work progresses.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Ask which session types are offered when you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals often use these benefits to help therapy fit everyday life without changing the therapeutic focus.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Tennessee, Utah, New Hampshire
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and narrative techniques to help people notice painful thoughts and slowly change how they respond to them.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with people on mood and relationship concerns across several practice settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in New Jersey. Her credential is listed as LCSW with Tennessee and New Hampshire registrations also noted in her background.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.