About Mary
Dr. Mary Torok helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. She focuses on practical steps that ease daily strain and bring clearer routines.
Parents and adults often come for help with attention differences, stress, anxiety, sleep trouble, mood shifts, or relationship strain. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida with 11 years of experience. Mary uses simple, steady methods to teach skills people can use right away.
Background and approach
Sessions mix conversation, skill practice, and coaching tailored to each person's goals. Her work combines structured tools and empathic listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered approaches shape how she helps people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build habits that stick.
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused methods when stronger emotion regulation or relationship work is needed. Mary has worked in clinic, classroom, residential, and in-home settings and has provided remote care as well. That variety shows in a practical focus on real-life problems like school or work functioning, family tensions, and managing big mood swings.
She pays attention to a person’s strengths while offering clear steps forward. Expect a collaborative plan, short-term skill building, and later review so progress is easy to measure and adjust.
How pragmatic therapies translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people focus on what matters and take small, values-driven steps even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and when attention or motivation gets in the way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a practical approach that looks at thought and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them; it is helpful for anxiety, mood, sleep, and attention-related struggles. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and follows the person's lead to build confidence and clarity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then suggest a mix of methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as needs shift.
Online therapy makes these approaches easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let the therapist observe behavior and practice skills together. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for focused check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging supports short check-ins, coaching, or skill reminders between sessions. Together these formats offer flexibility to maintain momentum and build new habits without long commutes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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