Mary Archibald, LMHC

Mary Archibald helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and parenting challenges. She works with issues like depression, anger, self-esteem, and adjusting to life changes. Mary also offers support around compassion fatigue, ADHD, postpartum depression, multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and Veteran and Armed Forces issues. She practices in Florida and holds the LMHC credential. Mary takes a straightforward, personal approach in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Therapy can include learning new coping skills, changing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing techniques to reduce distress. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and beliefs. Her background spans more than three decades in mental health. Over that time she has used a mix of cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, EMDR, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This variety gives her options to try different tools until something fits. Mary describes herself as faith-based and invites clients who wish to bring their religious beliefs into therapy to do so. She emphasizes walking alongside people through pain and grief toward a more peaceful life. Her work includes helping those connected to military life navigate transitions and stress. People who choose her can expect direct, compassionate support and practical steps to manage symptoms. She focuses on helping individuals reach the goals they name and build skills that carry into everyday life.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, practical steps toward those values. It supports people coping with anxiety, stress, life changes, and low mood by teaching skills to accept difficult thoughts and commit to meaningful action.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday stress by teaching concrete strategies people can practice between sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-oriented method that can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories through guided procedures and bilateral stimulation. It is often selected when trauma or past events continue to cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs and help choose which methods to try first. That collaborative process means plans can shift if something is not helping.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that fits a day. It can also make it simpler to continue care during life transitions or when managing competing responsibilities.