Marie Pierre-Canel, LMHC

Marie Pierre-Canel is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida who supports individuals facing life transitions, relationship challenges, and opportunities for personal growth. She brings an empathetic, culturally responsive approach to work with clients navigating stress, anxiety, family conflict, and interpersonal difficulties.

With an emphasis on understanding communication barriers and attachment dynamics, she helps clients explore patterns that contribute to isolation, body image concerns, caregiver stress, and relationship strain. Drawing from evidence-based methods, she collaborates with people to develop practical strategies for coping, healing, and building emotional resilience.

Marie works with a wide range of concerns including parenting, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem issues, and she also offers coaching and support for compassion fatigue. Her multilingual practice enables connection with diverse communities, offering therapy in English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole. She is committed to honoring each personâs unique journey and tailoring care to individual experiences and cultural context.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and explore their values, goals, and sense of self. This approach is well suited for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and navigating life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented method that helps people identify and change patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT offers practical tools for managing symptoms and building coping skills.

Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen their motivation to make meaningful changes. It can be useful for clients facing commitment issues, behavioral shifts, or challenges in following through on goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Marie collaborates with clients to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients and licensed professionals in a collaborative way to adapt techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Marie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from home, while allowing clients to choose the communication style that fits their life and needs.