About Mabel
Mabel Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of practice experience. She works from Florida and helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make conversations feel natural and nonjudgmental.
Mabel often begins by looking for what is keeping someone from feeling better. Early sessions focus on identifying patterns, painful memories, and everyday obstacles that get in the way of daily functioning.
Background and approach
She uses practical exercises and short tasks between sessions to build new skills. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change behavior. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take action that matters to them.
Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing techniques are woven in when helpful. Mabel places importance on clear, honest communication so clients know what to expect. She describes herself as easy to talk to and nonjudgmental, which helps people open up about trauma, grief, addiction concerns, or relationship conflict.
Sessions are conversational and hands-on rather than abstract. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who prefer brief check-ins or flexible scheduling often find these formats useful.
Those starting therapy will complete a short questionnaire to match and then schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values to guide action. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and issues that involve wanting a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors through small experiments and homework assignments. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and changing patterns that cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try approaches that seem to fit. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time to match what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging which offer flexibility for different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and practicing conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or hands-free convenience is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Utah, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Delaware
- Languages
- English
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