About Mary
Dr. Mary Torok is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She combines practical tools with calm support to help people take small steps toward feeling more steady.
Her approach is direct and supportive, aimed at everyday problems like sleep trouble, parenting strain, relationship conflict, and substance use concerns. She uses short, goal-focused work alongside conversations that center the person in front of her.
How Mary works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolbox for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build a nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about what’s hard. Dr.
Torok brings 11 years of clinical experience in a range of settings. That background includes work with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and issues around identity and belonging. She has supported people dealing with codependency, abandonment, attachment concerns, and blended family challenges.
Practical skill-building is a regular part of sessions. That can mean learning coping skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), practicing emotion-focused strategies from Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), or using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools to clarify values and take meaningful action. She also helps with communication, conflict management, career questions, and forgiveness work.
Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on what the person needs now. Dr. Torok aims to teach skills people can use between sessions so progress continues outside the meeting time.
Mary lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that match those values. It can help when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by thoughts, or uncertain about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and behavioral goals. Client-Centered Therapy creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the conversation and explores what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how someone responds to different techniques, and then adapt the plan over time. That means sessions often mix tools so the work fits the person's current needs and pace.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use screen sharing and see facial cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work when less bandwidth or hands-free participation is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These options help therapy fit around school, work, and family demands while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.
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