Martha "Grace" Marquez, LMHC

Martha "Grace" Marquez is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of clinical experience working across a range of settings and supervisory roles. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University and a master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University. She holds the credential LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and additional addiction-related certifications including MCAP, ACS, and CGAC, and she maintains clinical memberships with professional organizations such as the American Counseling Association, the Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification and Accreditation Association, and EMDRIA as an approved provider.

Martha Grace has focused much of her practice on addictions and co-occurring conditions, supporting both adolescents and adults through the complexities that accompany substance-related and behavioral dependencies. She also works with a broad range of concerns in individual, family, and group formats, including depression, anxiety, relationship and family conflict, career challenges, gender identity and LGBTQ issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related difficulties. Her additional focus areas include codependency and drug and alcohol addiction.

Her therapeutic stance is warm, interactive, and strengths based. She avoids stigmatizing labels and tailors treatment plans to each person’s needs, drawing on a blended model of evidence-based methods that emphasizes cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-informed techniques alongside humanistic and solution-focused elements. Martha Grace adapts her approach to fit the goals and preferences of those she works with, aiming to support practical changes and greater well-being.

She invites people who are ready to pursue a more fulfilling life to take the first step toward change, offering support and guidance throughout the process.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build action toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and patterns that interfere with a meaningful life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more adaptive strategies. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and challenges related to mood and coping.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness with a validating therapeutic stance, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and issues related to self-harm or impulsivity.

Martha "Grace" Marquez approaches treatment collaboratively and will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapy process, and adjustments are made together as progress is assessed.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward personal goals.