- Years in practice
- 31
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Mary
Mary Archibald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strains, and trauma. She draws on three decades of clinical experience to support people through hard life changes. Her manner is direct and compassionate, and she aims to make sessions practical and understandable for busy parents.
Mary often blends talk therapy with focused techniques to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.
Background and approach
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and from mindfulness to strengthen present-moment awareness. She also uses EMDR when trauma memories are a central concern. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Parents can expect short-term strategies for urgent problems and longer-term work for deeper patterns. Mary invites clients to bring their real-life challenges into sessions and to practice simple exercises between meetings. She has a long history working with military-related concerns, multicultural issues, postpartum depression, and prejudice and discrimination.
That background informs how she talks about stress, identity, and transitions with those she sees. Mary holds a PhD in Psychology and the Florida LMHC credential. She draws on many years of experience to tailor approaches to each person’s goals.
Her work also addresses compassion fatigue, ADHD, relationships, anger, and self-esteem in straightforward terms.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
Approaches Mary lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Online Therapy Approaches and What They Do
Mary commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and parenting struggles by focusing on the life a person wants to build. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like worry and low mood.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Mary will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they experiment with methods and adjust the plan as progress is made, combining short-term tools and longer-term change work when needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick, flexible ways to stay connected between sessions and to practice skills in real time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule and to get consistent support despite geographic constraints.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does Mary address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and related issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical skills and collaborative problem solving, mixing talk therapy with techniques to change thinking and behavior and to increase present-moment awareness.
How long has she been practicing?
Mary brings 31 years of mental health experience to her work, including a PhD in Psychology and many years supporting people through transitions and trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - and practices out of Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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