Dr. Marilyn Ternay, CO Psychologist PSY.0000837

Dr. Marilyn Ternay uses a straightforward, skills-based approach to help people manage everyday problems. She is a Colorado psychologist with 40 years of experience and focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She speaks English and accepts international clients.

She believes each person knows their story and already has strengths to draw on. Sessions focus on practical steps, building small skills, and testing new ways of thinking and acting. That makes progress feel manageable instead of overwhelming.

Dr. Ternay often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which links thoughts, feelings, and behavior to change patterns that cause distress. She works with people to set clear goals and practice new skills between meetings. This hands-on style is aimed at reducing symptoms and increasing day-to-day functioning.

Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, loneliness and isolation, questions about life purpose, and social anxiety or phobia. Those topics are approached with short-term techniques and collaborative planning so people leave sessions with a plan they can try.

Appointments are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's needs. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

CBT approaches and online therapy options

Dr. Ternay commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with anger by breaking big problems into smaller steps.

Her approach emphasizes setting clear goals and practicing skills between sessions. Together the therapist and client decide which techniques fit best, and they review progress as part of an ongoing plan. That collaborative process helps tailor interventions to each person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use the format that feels most comfortable for regular work on goals.