Marsha Rimler, LCSW

Marsha Rimler is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice in New York. She focuses on practical help for people facing depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and major life changes. Marsha emphasizes the strengths a person already has and treats the first step toward help as a meaningful act of courage.

Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions are oriented toward clear skills and habits that can change daily life, such as sleep routines, managing anger, or improving communication around intimacy.

Marsha uses familiar, straightforward tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based therapies. She also draws on attachment ideas to look at patterns in relationships and on client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities. This mix helps when someone wants practical strategies plus a chance to make sense of past hurts.

Clients come for a wide range of concerns, including grief, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, workplace strain, and issues around identity and LGBT concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, aging and geriatric issues, and symptoms related to attention difficulties.

Marsha aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can try new ways of coping. She helps plan steps that fit into busy lives and checks progress along the way. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through scheduling and next steps.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Marsha often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; this can help with depression, anxiety, sleep, and workplace stress. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and intimacy by looking at how earlier experiences affect current connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marsha works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She checks in about what is or isn’t working and adjusts goals and strategies over time so therapy stays relevant.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people practice communication skills and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other busy schedules.