Mary Marks
Compassionate, bilingual therapy grounded in evidence-based care
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Mary
Mary Marks is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults facing a wide range of life stresses and psychiatric symptoms.
Background and approach
She provides therapy in both English and Spanish and draws on 14 years of clinical experience to help people manage anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, sleep difficulties, and other challenges related to health and life transitions.
Her practice emphasizes evidence-informed strategies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), alongside attachment-focused perspectives and client-centered approaches. She weaves mindfulness and awareness techniques, motivational interviewing, and psychoeducation into sessions to support coping, reduce unhelpful thinking patterns, and build practical self-care skills.
Mary values the therapeutic relationship and prioritizes compassionate listening and collaborative problem solving as foundations for insight and healing. Mary also brings specific experience addressing trauma and loss, eating and body-image concerns, substance-related issues, and a variety of additional focuses such as aging, chronic illness, fertility and gender dysphoria.
She accepts international clients and offers sessions tailored to individual goals and circumstances while recognizing the unique context each person brings to therapy.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Mary frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and modify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another option she draws on, which focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her toolkit and can help clients explore relational patterns, improve communication, and address intimacy or attachment-related struggles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, adjusting methods over time so therapy aligns with each person's needs rather than sticking to a single technique from the start.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for work schedules, travel, or varying comfort with in-person care. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of treatment, access therapy across distances, and fit regular sessions into busy lives while allowing therapists to apply CBT, ACT, and attachment-focused work in ways that suit each client.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
New York, Florida
Languages
English, Spanish