Therapist profile
Marco Macaluso, LPC
Colorado
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anger
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Colorado / LPC.0014147
- NPI1861906448
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationColorado
About
- Stress management techniques
- Work on anger responses
- Support for trauma recovery
About Marco
Marco Macaluso is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with eight years of clinical experience. He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, and anger. His approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people manage hard moments and everyday strain.
Marco creates space for people to talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. He emphasizes clear, honest conversation about what is happening now and what changes might feel realistic. Sessions tend to be direct and focused on practical steps the person can try between appointments.
Over his eight years, Marco has worked with a range of concerns tied to relationships, parenting, work stress, grief, and mood disorders. He also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, first responder issues, and struggles around forgiveness, guilt, and shame. He brings attention to how these problems affect day-to-day life and functioning.
In sessions Marco helps people notice patterns that fuel anger, anxiety, or low mood, and then practice different ways of responding. He frames progress as small, measurable changes rather than big overnight shifts. The emphasis is on skills you can use during a stressful conversation, at work, or when sleep is disrupted.
People who reach out to Marco should expect clear goals, practical tools, and a steady, problem-focused style. He offers sessions in English and works from Colorado. To begin, clients follow the practice's intake steps to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Many therapists use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Cognitive-style approaches look at thought patterns that fuel anger or anxiety and teach practical ways to reframe thoughts and react differently. Behavioral strategies focus on small, repeated actions such as breathing practices, timed pauses before responding, and graded exposure to stressful situations to reduce reactivity.Another common technique involves skills training for emotional regulation and problem solving. These methods break big problems into concrete steps, teach ways to calm the body during high emotion, and help set achievable goals for relationships, sleep, or work functioning. Each method aims to give clear tools people can use between sessions to manage anger, stress, or low mood.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that match goals, preferences, and the real-life context of their struggles. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made and needs change.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can work around work or family commitments.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, relationship and parenting struggles, grief, and related mood concerns.
How does he usually work with clients?
His style is practical and direct, focusing on clear conversation and exercises to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Marco has eight years of professional experience as a counselor in clinical settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What should I expect to pay for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.