About Meryl
Meryl Galvan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, depression, trauma and addiction. She aims to be direct and caring, offering practical tools and clear guidance so clients can move forward.
Meryl uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How Meryl works
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma work and mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness. In sessions she focuses on skills people can use right away. That might mean learning ways to manage panic, rebuild sleep routines, cope with grief, or handle anger more effectively.
She also addresses challenges like parenting stress, caregiver strain, body image, substance issues, and relationship conflict by breaking problems into manageable steps. Meryl combines clinical methods with straightforward coaching. She helps clients set goals, practice new skills between sessions, and notice small changes that add up.
Her style is active rather than passive - she guides conversations toward clear coping strategies and solutions. Her training includes a master’s degree in counseling psychology and licensure as an LMHC in Florida. Sessions are offered in English and provided through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Meryl lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Meryl works with
The areas below are the ones Meryl 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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems by teaching practical skills and steps to test new ideas.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. It can help when emotions feel overwhelming, when people struggle with anger, or when relationships are strained. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to address traumatic memories by processing distressing events in a targeted way to reduce their emotional charge.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about current problems, goals, and preferences and then recommend one or a combination of methods. Decisions are revisited as progress unfolds so the plan can change to fit what helps most.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or share quick concerns without an extended appointment. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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