Berthina McGill , LMHC

Berthina McGill is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and self-esteem struggles. She supports those coping with depression, life changes, addiction, and career concerns. Berthina also works with people dealing with parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and issues related to LGBT identity and gender dysphoria.

She uses practical, down-to-earth methods to help clients find tools that fit their life. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with an emphasis on skills you can use between meetings. Berthina draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help people manage difficult thoughts and feelings.

Her background includes three years as a licensed clinician in Florida. She brings experience supporting people through divorce and separation, domestic violence aftermath, fertility and family-of-origin struggles, and substance use concerns. Berthina also helps with body image, codependency, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.

Clients can expect collaborative planning and short-term strategies when appropriate. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to clarify goals and build momentum toward change. Sessions aim to be practical, with an eye toward what helps most in day-to-day life.

Berthina offers services in English and accepts international clients. Her approach is straightforward: identify small, meaningful steps and practice them together so clients can move forward with more confidence.

Online approaches that fit your life

Berthina uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and everyday worries because it focuses on concrete steps you can practice.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy to teach present-moment awareness and simple breathing or attention exercises. Mindfulness can help reduce reactivity to strong emotions and improve focus for people coping with stress, body image concerns, or compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Berthina will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as needs change.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit counseling into work, parenting, or travel routines while keeping progress moving forward.