Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Mary works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary "Elizabeth" Guinea is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, or big life changes. Her style is calm and direct, focused on practical steps people can use right away.
She keeps sessions simple and straightforward. Clients can expect a space where they can talk about feelings without judgment. Mary works to identify patterns that fuel anger, anxiety, or self-doubt and to build new habits that feel doable.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on proven, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. She emphasizes skills people can practice between sessions, such as managing intense emotions, improving communication, and coping with difficult transitions. Mary has supported clients through trauma and situations that bring shame, guilt, or isolation.
She also helps people navigate relationship issues tied to attachment, codependency, infidelity, or non-monogamous arrangements when those topics arise in individual work. Sessions can include steps for managing reactions, setting boundaries, and planning changes that fit a person's life. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort and focuses on small, steady progress.
Mary aims to empower people to make choices that lead to clearer thinking and more balanced behavior.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mary's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit your life
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage strong emotions and cope with difficult events. One common approach focuses on emotion regulation and practical skills for recognizing triggers, calming intense reactions, and choosing different responses. This work is useful for anger, anxiety, and stress management.Another area emphasizes processing trauma and reducing its impact on daily life. That approach includes grounding strategies, pacing difficult memories, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. These methods can help people feel more steady after abuse, loss, or other traumatic events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary treats therapy as a collaboration and will help determine which techniques match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts methods as progress is made and as priorities change.
The online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful when visual connection matters, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when in-person visits are not possible.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does Mary focus on?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as attachment, codependency, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm, direct, and practical. Sessions emphasize clear steps and skills that people can try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she have?
Mary has 15 years of professional experience supporting people with emotional and behavioral concerns in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.