Mariana Mackinnon , LCSW

Mariana Mackinnon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and understands how cultural pressures can shape daily life. Mariana writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel usable and relevant from the first session.

She draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people manage grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, and identity-related concerns. Sessions address concrete problems like communication breakdowns, intimacy questions, and self-esteem struggles. Mariana uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs rather than one fixed method.

Her background includes living and working abroad, which informs her attention to cultural context and the experience of feeling between worlds. That perspective often comes through when people are sorting out transitions, career shifts, or questions about belonging. Mariana pays close attention to how cultural expectations affect feelings and choices.

In sessions she focuses on skills you can try between meetings while also making room to talk about painful memories and patterns that keep repeating. She helps people set small goals, practice new ways of relating, and build coping tools for anger, chronic stress, or ADHD-related challenges. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Mariana offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility. She practices in Florida as an LCSW and provides care in both English and Spanish for those who prefer either language.

How therapeutic approaches meet you online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then pick actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes where someone wants clearer priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete exercises to reduce symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; it can be helpful for trauma and abuse related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video is good when body language and face-to-face interaction matter. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions and practice new skills in real time.