About Mary
Mary Archibald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, postpartum depression, and the burnout that comes with caregiving and compassion fatigue. Mary draws on more than three decades of experience in mental health.
She uses straightforward methods to help people make changes that matter day to day. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and small steps that build confidence and stability.
Background and approach
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR when appropriate. She encourages people to notice their thoughts, choose actions that match their values, and practice simple tools between sessions. Conversations are direct and supportive, with attention to faith and cultural background when clients want that included.
Mary has worked with members of the military community and addresses multicultural concerns and prejudice when they affect well-being. She also offers coaching-style support for life transitions and goal setting. Her style aims to be collaborative and respectful of each person’s beliefs.
People who come to Mary can expect clear, manageable goals and practical homework. The work often focuses on reducing day-to-day distress, improving relationships, and rebuilding confidence after loss or trauma.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to ease symptoms like worry and low mood. EMDR is an approach used for distress linked to traumatic memories and can reduce the intensity of those memories when it fits the person’s needs.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible options: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, manage caregiving demands, or continue work through transitions while keeping sessions consistent.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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