Marcel Payne, LCSW, CSW

Marcel Payne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia with three years of experience. He works with adults facing addiction, relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, and stress. He also helps people dealing with chronic illness or pain and those who notice patterns like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or losing themselves in relationships.

Marcel focuses on concrete change rather than abstract labels. He listens for how behavior and thoughts keep problems cycling. From there he helps people try different ways of responding, set clearer boundaries, and rebuild a sense of self outside others' demands.

He uses therapies that encourage practical skills and choice. That can mean noticing unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors, or clarifying values so actions line up with what matters most. He also brings motivational techniques when substance use or process addictions are involved.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Marcel helps people break big problems into manageable steps. He works on communication skills, handling guilt and shame, and reducing reactive patterns like anger or over-responsibility.

Marcel’s background in clinical social work informs his focus on systems and relationships. He supports people through career stress, intimacy issues, commitment concerns, and life changes. People who are worn out from always putting others first often come for help with regaining direction and control.

How his approaches are used in online sessions