mary lynn marinucci, lcsw

Therapy for Adults in Rochester, NY

Helping you navigate stress, burnout, relationships, life transitions, and the ways work affects your life.

Virtual therapy in Rochester, NY and throughout New York

Why people seek therapy in Rochester, NY

People come to therapy for many different reasons. Sometimes there’s a clear problem. Other times, something just doesn’t feel the way it used to.

You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, or unsure about what to do next. You might be dealing with relationship challenges, a major life transition, or a general sense that something isn’t working.

For many people, work is part of the picture—but not the whole story. Stress, pressure, or uncertainty related to work can intersect with other areas of life in ways that are hard to sort through on your own.

Therapy offers a place to step back, make sense of what’s happening, and begin to think about what you want and what might help.

When therapy can help

Therapy isn’t about having the right words or a clearly defined problem before you begin. It’s a place to slow things down and look more closely at what’s happening.

You might find yourself going in circles, overthinking, or trying to push through something that isn’t shifting. Or you may have a sense of what’s wrong, but not what to do about it.

Therapy can help you:

understand what’s contributing to how you’re feeling
notice patterns that may not be obvious from the inside
clarify what you want and what matters to you
think about what you want to do next, and what might help you get there

If you’re capable, thoughtful, and used to figuring things out—and still feel stuck—there’s usually a good reason. By the time people reach out, they’ve often tried advice, self-help, or well-meaning input from others. What’s been missing isn’t effort, but the kind of support that looks closely enough to understand what’s actually going on.

That’s the work of therapy.

Some people come on their own. Others are encouraged by a partner or someone close to them who sees how much they’ve been carrying. Either way, you don’t need a perfect explanation or a fully formed goal to begin. You just need a place to begin the conversation.

a place to think things through

When work becomes part of the problem

For many people, work is only one part of what’s going on—but it often connects to more than it seems.

Stress, pressure, difficult dynamics, or questions about direction can spill into other areas of life, shaping mood, relationships, and how you think about yourself.

At the same time, what’s happening outside of work—relationships, expectations, past experiences—can influence how you experience your work in the first place.

Therapy can help you step back and look at the full picture more clearly. Not just to cope, but to understand what’s happening, how the pieces connect, and what you want to do next.

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You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out.

We’ll start with a brief phone consultation to get a sense of what’s going on and whether working together feels like a good fit.

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Meet Mary lynn

About Mary Lynn Marinucci, LCSW

I’m a licensed clinical social worker working with adults in Rochester, New York. I offer virtual therapy for clients in Rochester and online throughout New York State.

My approach to therapy is thoughtful and practical. I’m interested in helping you understand what’s happening, what you want, and what might be getting in the way.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent many years working in corporate roles, from entry level to leadership. That experience informs how I think about work, identity, and the pressures many people carry in their professional lives.