About Mary
Mary Archibald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. She brings 31 years of mental health experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use in day-to-day life. Her style is straightforward and compassionate.
She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, doable goals. Sessions blend talking, skills practice, and reflection so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.
How Mary works
Mary uses a mix of approaches depending on the need. That can include cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address traumatic memories, and acceptance and commitment work to clarify values and move toward them. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit.
She often supports people dealing with life transitions, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and multicultural or veteran-related concerns. Her background includes work with postpartum depression and the effects of prejudice and discrimination on mental health. Mary describes therapy as a collaborative process.
She helps clients identify small, achievable steps and reflects on progress as they go. Her approach aims to make coping skills feel practical and usable in real life.
Mary lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 31 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behaviors through straightforward exercises and practice between sessions. It works well for anxiety, low mood, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a trauma-focused approach that helps reduce the intensity of upsetting memories so everyday life feels more manageable.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try together. That plan can change as therapy progresses, with ongoing check-ins to make sure the approach is helping.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expression and body language and is suited to deeper work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio-only check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, coaching-style exchanges, or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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