Maryleigh King

Compassionate support for life transitions and relationships

LMSW Michigan

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Maryleigh

Maryleigh King is a licensed social worker who focuses on supporting adults through relationship strain, grief, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings six years of clinical experience and a background in social work, holding an LMSW credential and having completed graduate study at Michigan State University. Her work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, and issues around intimacy, parenting, and career shifts.

Her approach blends evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with client-centered, emotionally focused, and relational tools like EFT and the Gottman Method. Maryleigh emphasizes a collaborative, compassionate stance and aims to create a warm, present therapeutic relationship.

She helps clients develop healthier coping patterns, build self-efficacy, and pursue goals related to meaning, life purpose, and improved connection. Clients can expect a practitioner who values genuineness and steady support while working toward change.

Maryleigh welcomes people navigating codependency, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and issues tied to guilt, shame, or midlife transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Maryleigh frequently draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide people toward values-driven action and greater psychological flexibility when coping with painful emotions or life changes. Additionally, client-centered techniques ground sessions in empathy and collaboration, supporting clients as they clarify goals and build self-efficacy.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to learn about their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods accordingly, combining tools from different models when that best serves the client's progress.

Online therapy with this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase convenience and access. These options allow for flexible scheduling and continuity of care for people managing busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, travel, or relocation, while maintaining ongoing therapeutic momentum with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt techniques to remote formats.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Maryleigh works with relationship issues, grief, trauma, self-esteem challenges, stress and anxiety, depression and bipolar concerns, addictions, parenting and family problems, life transitions, and related areas such as codependency and communication problems.

What is the therapist's general approach or style?

The practice blends collaborative, compassionate care with evidence-informed approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and relational techniques like the Gottman Method.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The therapist has six years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional, relational, and life-transition concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

Maryleigh holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan; her license is listed as MI LMSW 6801098069.

Are sessions offered in languages other than English or to international clients?

Sessions are provided in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available for therapy?

Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesGrief Self esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English