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Marc Lavett

Collaborative, cognitive-focused therapist

LMHC Florida

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Marc

Marc Lavett is an LMHC who helps people work through stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma, depression, grief, and related life changes. He emphasizes collaboration, helping clients recognize how thoughts shape feelings and behaviors and then guiding them toward practical ways to reframe and redirect unhelpful thinking patterns.

Background and approach

Marc draws on two decades of clinical experience and a cognitive approach to support lasting change. Over his 20-year career he has worked across clinical and programmatic settings, combining leadership roles with direct therapeutic practice.

He offers individual, family, and group counseling and integrates evidence-informed techniques to create measurable improvements. Marc’s work includes attention to LGBT concerns, parenting and family dynamics, men’s issues, addictions, bipolar disorder, eating and food-related problems, and many interpersonal challenges such as abandonment, infidelity, and codependency.

Based in Florida, Marc blends cognitive methods with client-centered and emotionally focused perspectives, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools, to tailor treatment to each person’s goals. He brings a practical orientation aimed at bridging challenges that affect home, work, and daily functioning, and he accepts clients both in Florida and internationally.

How Marc’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Marc uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change patterns of thinking that contribute to anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors; CBT offers structured exercises and practical strategies that adapt well to remote sessions. He also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and support so clients feel heard and can explore their values and goals at their own pace. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another approach he may use to help people increase emotional awareness and improve how they relate to others, which can be useful for relationship and grief work.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Marc works with each client to determine which combination of methods best matches their concerns, goals, and personal preferences, and adjusts the plan as work progresses to ensure it remains relevant and helpful.

Online therapy with Marc is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allows people to fit counseling into busy schedules and access support from different locations. These flexible options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to use brief check-ins or longer sessions depending on current needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he commonly address?
Marc works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He practices in a collaborative, client-centered way and uses cognitive techniques to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts while incorporating mindfulness and emotionally focused work as needed.
What is his professional background?
He has 20 years of experience and has worked in a variety of settings since 1998, combining leadership and program development with direct clinical work in group, family, and individual counseling.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LMHC licensed in Florida with license number FL LMHC MH8331 and practices from Florida.
Can nonlocal clients work with him?
Yes, he accepts international clients and is available to work with people outside his state of Florida.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English