Mary Skinner, LMHC

Mary Skinner is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida who helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with trauma, stress, sleep problems, parenting challenges, career questions, and identity concerns such as LGBT and gender dysphoria. Her tone is warm and straightforward in sessions. She uses practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance-based and client-centered approaches. Sessions focus on simple, doable steps that people can try between appointments. Mary emphasizes collaboration and invites clients to shape goals and tools that fit their life. Mary brings about 10 years of counseling experience to her work with adults. She draws on humanistic ideas from Carl Rogers and depth perspectives influenced by Jung, while keeping the work grounded in everyday choices and habits. She aims to remove stigma and center each person’s strengths. In a session she listens first, then helps identify patterns that keep problems going. Together the client and therapist test small changes and notice what shifts. Humor and direct feedback can appear when it helps move things forward. People can expect clear, short-term strategies alongside deeper exploration when needed. Mary works with issues such as bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, codependency, and coping with major life changes. Her approach is flexible and tailored to each person’s situation.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors with small, practical exercises. ACT emphasizes values and mindful acceptance, helping clients commit to meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult.

She also brings a client-centered outlook that emphasizes empathy and collaboration. Finding the right approach is a shared process - the therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as sessions progress. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so the plan stays relevant and useful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make scheduling more flexible and let clients fit therapy into busy routines.