Mary Skinner , LMHC

Mary Skinner is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with ten years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship strains, and issues specific to women. She offers a warm, down-to-earth style that aims to make it easier to talk about hard things. Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on small changes that build over time.

She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. Sessions often include cognitive-behavioral techniques for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and client-centered work that starts from the person's own goals and values. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools are used when helpful to build flexibility and focus on what matters most.

Mary draws on ideas from Jungian and existential traditions when exploring meaning, identity, and deeper life questions. That work can help when someone feels stuck, empty, or overwhelmed by change. She also brings experience supporting people through grief, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to aging or serious illness.

In sessions she looks for practical strategies as well as space to reflect. Conversations might include skill practice, values clarification, coping plans, and noticing patterns that hold problems in place. The tone is empathetic and straightforward, with an aim to reduce shame and increase self-compassion.

Mary practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. She guides people toward clearer choices and steadier day-to-day coping while honoring each person's unique story.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Client-Centered Therapy places the client's perspective at the core of sessions, offering a nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the person's lead to build insight and self-acceptance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and uses practical exercises to shift them, which is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She often blends approaches and adjusts the plan as progress and preferences become clearer.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video offers a closer face-to-face feel, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging works for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it possible to keep consistent momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.