Mark Odell, LMHC

Mark Odell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with adults in Florida and brings a practical, straightforward style to sessions. He speaks English and focuses on helping people get through hard, everyday problems. He began his career after service in the Navy and later completed a master's degree in counseling and psychology. That background shaped his preference for clear goals and realistic steps. He combines different approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help clients change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms. In sessions he listens first, then helps clients set small, doable goals. He talks through anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and trauma in ways that fit a client’s life. He also addresses relationship struggles, family origin issues, communication problems, and challenges like people-pleasing or control issues. Therapy can include looking at past patterns that keep repeating. He uses client-centered conversations and may introduce EMDR for trauma when it fits. He also draws on existential and Jungian ideas to help people make sense of meaning, emptiness, or life transitions. Practical tools are a main part of his work. Clients can expect clear homework, coping strategies, and steady feedback. Sessions aim to reduce distress and help people build routines that support healthier choices and improved relationships.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Mark Odell uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on small experiments and practical strategies, which work well in short exercises during video or chat sessions.

He also draws on client-centered therapy, which centers on listening and responding to what the person needs in the moment. That approach supports a steady, collaborative relationship whether the contact is by phone or messaging. For trauma, he may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - which involves structured processing of traumatic memories and can be adapted for remote work when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss options and help decide what fits a person’s goals, comfort level, and the issue at hand. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let visual cues guide the work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break, and live chat or text-based messaging allow quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity and practice skills in real life.