About Marcus
Marcus Litterst is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 22 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and grief. Marcus aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.
He approaches work from a client-centered stance, treating the person as the expert on their own life. Sessions emphasize practical steps to build motivation, confidence, and clearer communication.
Background and approach
Marcus often uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral work and solution-focused conversations to address immediate problems. When deeper wounds are present, trauma-focused techniques are used carefully to reduce distress and restore a sense of safety. Motivational interviewing helps people find reasons to change that fit their values and daily life.
These methods are explained clearly and applied in ways that match each person’s goals. Marcus keeps sessions goal-oriented while respecting individual strengths and limits. He helps clients set small, doable steps and tracks progress without pressure.
The focus is on creating skills that can be used outside the session for day-to-day challenges. He offers sessions in English and practices from Florida. People who are curious about therapy are encouraged to begin with a simple matching questionnaire and schedule a session when ready.
Approaches that fit online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding your goals and strengths. In this approach the therapist listens closely and follows what matters to you, which helps people feel heard and clearer about next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing helps people find inner reasons to make changes by exploring personal values and small steps toward goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust based on your needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps identify whether short-term, solution-focused work or deeper trauma-informed methods are a better fit for a given concern.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets you use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone calls lower bandwidth needs and can be used when a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility to practice skills, track progress, and stay connected with a licensed professional from wherever you are in Florida.
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- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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