Marianne Abadir, LMHC

Marianne Abadir is a licensed mental health counselor who uses practical therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, anger, career strain, and depression. She speaks plain language and focuses on what matters to each person. Marianne brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice in Florida.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. Sessions center on everyday problems and realistic steps clients can try between meetings. Marianne aims to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily challenges.

Her approach draws on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas, paired with client-centered listening and mindfulness. She uses those tools to sort out patterns of thinking, manage intense emotions, and try small experiments that can change how life feels.

Marianne also works with issues such as attachment struggles, codependency, communication breakdowns, impulsivity, isolation, and questions about life purpose. She supports people dealing with panic attacks, seasonal mood shifts, and substance-related problems by focusing on concrete skills and gradual change.

First sessions focus on understanding what’s most pressing and setting simple, achievable goals. The pace is collaborative - clients and Marianne decide together what to try next. This helps keep therapy practical and relevant to each person’s day-to-day life.

Approaches that translate well to online care

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and work stress by giving clear skills to practice between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values. It can help when people feel trapped by worry, avoidance, or low motivation.

Client-centered work centers on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard and can make choices that matter to them. This helps set goals that fit a person’s life and keeps therapy collaborative.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Marianne will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That collaboration helps shape practical homework and small experiments to try between sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets visual cues guide conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or texting suits quick check-ins and brief coaching, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while still using CBT and ACT tools effectively.