About Mary
Mary Marks is a licensed clinical social worker who speaks English and Spanish. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other life changes. Her tone is calm and practical, aiming to help people find clearer steps forward.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take values-based action. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she builds trust and listens.
How Mary works
Sessions often include mindfulness exercises, self-care planning, and straightforward coping skills practice. Mary has 14 years of experience and practices in Florida. She uses conversation, motivational interviewing, and simple psychoeducation to help people understand patterns and try new approaches.
She also supports people working through grief and trauma, including losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and pet loss. Practical matters are part of the work. She talks with clients about sleep, substance use, eating and body image, and managing chronic illness or pain.
She helps people set achievable goals for daily routines, mood regulation, and relationships. Sessions can be held in English or Spanish and are tailored to each person’s pace. The aim is to build skills that fit real life, not just theories on a page.
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
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choosing actions that match what matters most. Online ACT sessions can include exercises to clarify values, short mindfulness practices, and homework to try new behaviors between visits.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify patterns of thinking that worsen mood or anxiety and then practice concrete skills to change those patterns. Through video or messaging, clients and the therapist can work on thought records, behavior experiments, sleep routines, or activity planning that fit daily life.
Attachment-Based and client-centered elements shape how the therapist listens and responds. That means time is spent building a reliable relationship, exploring how past connections affect current reactions, and practicing new ways of relating in supportive sessions.
Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort with different formats. Plans can shift as progress is made and priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill practice, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can support quick check-ins, and text-based messaging works for brief updates or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health constraints while still doing focused therapeutic work.
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