About Meryl
Meryl Galvan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She focuses on anxiety and related concerns such as stress, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Her approach is direct and warm, aiming to help people find practical steps forward.
She uses clear, hands-on strategies so clients leave sessions with usable tools. Sessions emphasize coping skills, insight, and concrete progress rather than only talking about problems. Meryl balances compassion with straightforward feedback to help people make steady change.
Background and approach
Meryl has 12 years of experience working in outpatient settings and has supervised clinical teams. That background informs her practical style and attention to measurable goals. She draws on techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
Therapy with her often includes short-term skill building and longer work for more complex concerns. Clients report learning ways to manage panic, mood shifts, grief, and relationship conflict through step-by-step plans. She also supports people facing caregiving strain, chronic health challenges, and substance-related issues.
Meryl believes therapy is collaborative and active. She works alongside clients to practice new skills and find solutions that fit real life. Her goal is to help people feel more capable managing anxiety and other life challenges.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, panic, low mood, and sleep problems by breaking issues into manageable steps.DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can help with intense mood swings, relationship conflict, and problems with impulsive behavior.
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional impact. Sessions use focused attention and guided techniques to help people reprocess difficult experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptoms and then recommend a combination of methods. Clients collaborate on what feels most helpful and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and messaging are handy for shorter check-ins, homework, or when someone prefers typing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or medical needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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