Mary Kivett, LMHC

Mary Kivett is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with six years of professional experience. She has worked with adolescents, adults, and families and draws on insights gained from roles in public education to understand a wide range of perspectives and everyday challenges.

Her clinical focus includes stress and anxiety, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and building self-esteem, along with support for relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, career transitions, and life changes. Mary combines practical guidance with empathy to help clients recognize and build on their existing strengths while developing new coping skills.

Mary uses a personalized, strengths-based approach and integrates evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered and Humanistic techniques. She tailors treatment plans to each person, selecting strategies that fit an individual’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Feedback from clients highlights her positive outlook, high energy, and genuine commitment to fostering growth. Mary emphasizes a collaborative therapeutic relationship that supports clients as they navigate challenges, increase resilience, and pursue meaningful change. She seeks to create a nonjudgmental space where exploration and practical progress can occur at a comfortable pace.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Mary draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online sessions in ways that are both supportive and practical. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration, helping clients feel heard while exploring goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete skills to manage anxiety, mood, and daily stressors. Solution-Focused Therapy complements these methods by concentrating on immediate goals and actionable steps to create change, making it useful for clients seeking targeted progress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Mary works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust strategies over time so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing clients to connect from home or work and to choose formats that match their lifestyle. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt tools and exercises for each modality so clients can make steady progress in the ways that suit them best.