LMHC, 20 years of experience
I'm Marisol, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience specializing in helping women navigate life transitions, heal attachment wounds, and rediscover their authentic selves. I graduated in 2007 with a master's degree in mental health and have dedicated my career to understanding how our early experiences shape who we become, and more importantly, how we can transform those patterns. My journey began working extensively with children impacted by trauma, utilizing EMDR and trauma-informed modalities. Through this work, I witnessed firsthand how attachment wounds form and the incredible resilience of the human spirit. What I discovered was profound: when mothers heal themselves and show up authentically, entire families transform. This realization shifted my practice focus entirely. Now I work exclusively with adult women, particularly mothers navigating midlife, who are ready to do the deeper work while also seeking practical solutions. My therapeutic style blends clinical expertise with a coaching mindset. I'm trained in trauma treatment and deeply understand childhood wounds, but I work in a strength-based, real, practical way that focuses on empowerment and growth, not pathology.
Every journey begins with a consultation where the reasons for seeking therapy and your hopes for treatment will be discussed and to assure we are a good match. From the very first conversation, clients often report feeling a renewed sense of hope and clarity. Each session offers space to be heard, seen, and validated, along with an actionable step to encourage new ways of thinking and behaving.
I bring an integrative approach that gets to the root of symptoms, not just surface-level concerns. With extensive training in EMDR and several trauma-informed modalities, I help you understand how childhood experiences shape your present while empowering you to make meaningful changes. My style blends clinical expertise with a coaching mindset, I'm direct, warm, and practical. I help you normalize your emotions and needs while lovingly challenging you to take ownership of your choices and shift behaviors that no longer serve you. You'll gain both insight into your patterns and actionable tools you can use immediately. I offer online therapy throughout Florida and work holistically, incorporating mind-body-soul connection. For long-term clients, I also provide a unique Treasure Hunt Interview, a brief assessment with your child that validates your growth and gives valuable insights into your family dynamics. Together, we'll help you heal your relationship with yourself first, creating the foundation for authentic relationships with your partner, children, and the world around you.
My ideal client is a mother in midlife experiencing anxiety, stress, or relationship conflicts that feel harder to manage. She's struggling to show up authentically with her partner and children, often repeating patterns from her own childhood. She wants both depth and practical tools, to understand the roots of her struggles while gaining actionable solutions. Her goal is to show up present and authentic in her life, heal her relationship with herself first, and create more joyful, mature relationships. She's ready to do real work because she's tired of feeling stuck and knows she deserves to thrive, not just survive.
My focus with all clients include identifying strengths clients might not even see and using those to address challenges they are facing. Each person has uniquely designed strengths and gifts no matter the situation they are struggling with.
I have been trained and have extensive experience utilizing EMDR to help process past experiences that might be at the root of many present challenges and symptoms. I utilize the entire framework to not just process traumatic material, but to bring in awareness of the body and build resources for present and future situations.
Attachment theory informs my therapeutic approach as the needs all humans have to attach are impacted by our first relationships to caregivers. These attachment styles impact all relationships. In identifying and learning how to form more secure attachments, my clients are empowered to engage differently with others.
I have been working in the field of trauma for over 20 years. Helping clients understand the relationship between their thoughts emotions and behaviors and how past experiences impact this today is one of the many ways I help them regain sense of hope and mastery of themselves.