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Online therapist

Molly Giannotta

Family-focused counselor guiding parents and caregivers

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Molly

Molly Giannotta is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who uses practical, relationship-focused approaches to help families and parents. She draws on methods that look at attachments and thoughts so parents can feel more confident. Her style is down-to-earth and centered on each family's needs.

Molly works with common parenting worries like stress, behavior challenges, and transitions. She also addresses anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and self-esteem concerns. Her background covers adoption and foster care, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and family of origin problems.

Background and approach

She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Molly also uses attachment-based ideas to strengthen caregiver-child bonds. When helpful, she incorporates mindfulness and dialectical skills to build emotion regulation.

Her training includes experience with infant mental health, sand tray work, nurturing parent training, and child-parent relationship therapy. She has taught college courses such as Child Psychology and Psychology of Personality, and considers that teaching part of her clinical skill set. Molly brings nine years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.

She practices in Florida and provides services in English. Parents who want straightforward guidance and practical tools will find a collaborative approach focused on what works at home.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits families

Attachment-based therapy focuses on relationships and how early bonds affect current family patterns. It helps parents understand connection and build more supported interactions with children. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence behavior and mood and teaches practical steps to change upsetting patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and improve emotional calm.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the parent or caregiver about goals, family routines, and what feels realistic. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families. Video calls allow face-to-face work from home, while phone, live chat, or text messaging give options for short check-ins or support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, and caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills parents can use at home.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Molly helps with parenting challenges, family problems, stress, and coping with life changes. She also works with anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, anger, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She listens closely, then uses cognitive and attachment-based methods plus mindfulness or DBT skills when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Her focus has included trauma work and a range of family concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH17206, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She accepts international clients and can provide services to people outside the United States.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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