Dr. Marcela Mejia, VA Psychologist, FL Psychologist
Bilingual psychologist focused on practical progress
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- VA Psychologist, FL Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Florida, Virginia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Marcela
Dr. Marcela Mejia helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictive behaviors, grief, and parenting concerns. She is a bilingual clinician who practices in Florida and brings 25 years of experience to sessions.
Her style focuses on practical steps and clear goals so clients can make steady progress. Clients meet a psychologist who values teamwork. She emphasizes a strong working relationship and aims to help people feel heard and understood.
Sessions focus on specific, achievable goals rather than vague promises.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based strategies to address difficult thoughts and habits. She also uses client-centered and emotionally-focused methods to strengthen emotional awareness and connection. These approaches are applied to issues such as depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns.
Dr. Mejia works with people to build coping skills, manage intense emotions, and handle big life changes. She pays attention to the whole person and follows their perspective as treatment progresses.
Her goal is to help people regain hope, reduce suffering, and make healthier choices that fit their values. She speaks both English and Spanish and practices as a Florida and Virginia psychologist. Her experience spans clinic and independent practice settings, giving her familiarity with many common life and mental health challenges.
If someone is ready to start, she supports a steady, collaborative process toward better functioning.
What Marcela works with
Everything Marcela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marcela helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marcela lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Dr. Mejia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and decisions that feel stuck because it focuses on behavior you can take even with uncomfortable feelings.She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change thoughts and habits that keep problems going. CBT is helpful for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and for managing addictive behaviors by teaching concrete skills to shift patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing how they feel, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online sessions can be adapted to different needs and schedules. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting sessions into daily life.
Questions people ask about Marcela
What concerns does she often help people with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She blends acceptance-based work with client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 25 years of experience working in clinic and independent practice settings across a range of concerns and populations.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She is listed as a VA Psychologist 0810007195 and a Florida Psychologist PY10641 and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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