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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and EMDR
- Parenting and postpartum
About Mary
Mary Archibald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Florida with 31 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She also pays attention to veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural concerns, postpartum depression, and prejudice and discrimination. Mary offers treatment using approaches she lists, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, client-centered methods, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
Mary describes her work as walking alongside people through pain until they reach their goals. She integrates faith and personal beliefs when clients want that included. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on concrete steps toward better daily functioning. She uses talk-based methods and specific therapeutic tools from the approaches she lists.
Her practice in Florida draws on three decades of experience in mental health. She has a PhD in Psychology and maintains the LMHC credential. Her background includes work with the military community and a focus on issues commonly faced by veterans and their families.
In sessions she combines skills training, behavior-focused strategies, and trauma-focused techniques as appropriate. She may use structured exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy and guided processing approaches from EMDR when clinically helpful. Mindfulness and acceptance-based practices are also part of her toolkit.
People can expect direct discussion of symptoms, practical coping strategies, and goal-oriented planning. She offers coaching-style support alongside therapeutic care. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.
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How Mary Uses Specific Approaches in Remote Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action. It helps when anxiety, avoidance, or life changes keep someone from acting on what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is used for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) uses guided processing to address traumatic memories and related symptoms. It can be applied to trauma, abuse, and intense distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and preferences and suggest methods to try. The decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Confirm current session formats before booking because specific online options are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques to remote sessions, using structured exercises, skills rehearsal, and trauma processing suited to video or phone work depending on what is offered. Discuss scheduling and format details when arranging the first appointment.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She also focuses on veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural concerns, postpartum depression, and prejudice and discrimination.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT, acceptance-based work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR when appropriate. She includes faith-based perspectives if a client wants that included.
How long has she practiced?
She has 31 years of experience in mental health and holds a PhD in Psychology.
What credential and state licensure does she hold?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in the state of Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.