Marylise Zwarts, LMHC

Marylise Zwarts is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 25 years of experience. She works with individuals and couples facing a wide range of concerns, including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem challenges, stress and anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and family or parenting stresses. Fluent in English and French, she is available to work with international clients and offers therapy through multiple online formats.

Her clinical focus includes attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, substance and alcohol addiction, family of origin concerns, and first responder challenges. Drawing on a mix of therapeutic approaches, she helps clients address overwhelming memories, persistent patterns that cause distress, and life transitions that feel destabilizing.

As an LMHC Marylise emphasizes collaborative work and practical progress, helping clients build coping skills and strengthen their sense of self. She tailors treatment to each person’s goals and preferences, combining evidence-informed techniques to support timely, meaningful change. Her aim is to guide people toward greater independence, confidence, and clearer choices in their lives.

Clinical Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s own experience and strengths, offering a supportive environment where the therapist follows the client’s pace and priorities to foster self-understanding and growth. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured approach used to process distressing memories and reduce the intensity of traumatic symptoms, often helpful for people with trauma-related reactions and persistent upsetting memories. Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious patterns and relational dynamics that influence current feelings and behavior, helping clients gain insight into recurring issues such as attachment problems or repeating relationship patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marylise works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This partnership helps tailor care so it feels relevant and effective for each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chats, or text-based messaging to suit different lifestyles and needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from varied locations, and fit therapy into busy schedules while working with licensed professionals and therapists committed to positive change.