About Berthina
Berthina McGill welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about their next steps. She focuses on clear, practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping clients build everyday tools they can use between sessions.
Berthina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC practicing in Florida. She has three years of documented clinical experience and uses approaches that fit the needs of each person.
How Berthina works
Sessions emphasize learning skills and testing small changes that can make life feel more manageable. In her work she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behavior. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away.
Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy help with setting goals and finding practical steps forward. Berthina supports people dealing with addictions, caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and grief from separation or divorce. She also helps with issues like anger, career concerns, fertility stress, and challenges related to gender dysphoria and LGBT identity.
Her practice includes attention to first responder issues and compassion fatigue. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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What Berthina works with
The areas below are the ones Berthina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy
Berthina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that change daily experience. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of goals.She also incorporates Mindfulness Therapy to teach noticing of thoughts and emotions without immediate reaction. Mindfulness can reduce reactivity and support better decision making in stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Berthina collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and as priorities shift so the plan remains practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and messaging works for ongoing, short exchanges. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on real progress.
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