About Mercedes
Mercedes Clarke-Wright is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She creates a calm, welcoming space so clients can speak honestly and feel heard. Mercedes listens closely and moves at a pace that feels comfortable for each person.
She centers cultural identity and life experience in sessions. That means conversations include how background and relationships shape what you’re feeling.
Background and approach
Therapy is collaborative - clients and therapist set goals together and try practical steps between sessions. Mercedes earned a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from National Louis University in 2020 and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida in 2016.
Over the past five years she has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting people through crisis moments and longer-term healing. Her work addresses anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and family-related stress. She also helps with attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation.
Sessions often include building self-awareness and strengthening boundaries. First meetings are relaxed conversations about what brought someone to therapy and what they hope to change. Mercedes focuses on practical tools clients can use day to day while honoring each person’s story and culture.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Mercedes uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common method focuses on symptom management and practical coping strategies to reduce anxiety and stress; sessions include learning simple tools to use during moments of worry or overwhelm. Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic memories and their impact on daily life by creating a steady pace for discussing difficult events and practicing grounding exercises to feel more stable.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mercedes treats it as a collaborative process where goals, preferences, and how someone responds guide the plan. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods so sessions stay relevant to each person’s needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let conversations flow much like in-person work while allowing visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, quick coping reminders, or when writing feels most comfortable. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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