Marianne Blackmore , BACP

Marianne Blackmore, BACP, is a Kentucky-based therapist with five years of professional experience. She prioritizes building a strong, trusting relationship and brings an empathic, connecting presence to her work. Marianne values creativity as part of the therapeutic process and draws on experience from education, caregiving roles, the creative industries, and transport to understand a wide range of life situations.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, burnout and compassion fatigue, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting and fatherhood concerns, self-esteem and motivation, navigating life and career transitions, loss and ambiguous loss, stage fright, living with uncertainty, and impostor syndrome. Marianne also supports people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, ADHD, anger, and a range of focused concerns such as abandonment, body image, codependency, dissociation, caregiver stress, and issues related to hearing impairment.

Marianne works from a strengths-based, collaborative stance and believes people are the experts of their own stories. She seeks to help clients explore themselves while addressing practical challenges, using empathy and connection as the foundation for therapy. Marianne holds the BACP credential - recognition from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is not currently accepting new clients.

Approaches and Online Options for Collaborative Care

Marianne commonly draws on client-centered therapy and motivational interviewing in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic environment where the person is listened to without judgment - this approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, stress, and navigating life changes. Motivational interviewing is a goal-focused, collaborative method that helps people explore and resolve mixed feelings about change - it is often useful for issues like motivation, addictions, career shifts, and building readiness for new routines.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Marianne works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to try approaches, adapt techniques, and refine the plan as therapy progresses, emphasizing clients' strengths and active involvement.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access support from home, work, or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, manage scheduling, and choose the format that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.