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Moriah McCarthy

Calm, practical therapy for real-life challenges

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

About Moriah

Moriah McCarthy is a licensed mental health counselor who blends practical skills with careful listening. She centers sessions on the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - and works to make therapy feel useful and down-to-earth. Moriah aims to help people gain tools they can use after sessions end.

She invites clients to give feedback and be active in the work. Her approach mixes talking about the past with hands-on exercises that build new habits.

Background and approach

She uses teaching and skills-building to strengthen coping strategies for stress, anxiety, grief, and mood concerns. Moriah also addresses relationship topics, parenting challenges, issues related to sexual orientation, and problems with attention, sleep, or substance use. She brings attention to strengths while naming areas that need change.

Sessions are collaborative. The counselor offers perspective and gentle challenge while encouraging responsibility for change. Clients can expect clear explanations of techniques and practical steps to practice between meetings.

The aim is steady forward progress rather than quick fixes. Moriah draws from several therapeutic styles to match the work to each person. She shifts between acceptance-based strategies, mindful presence, storytelling approaches, and client-centered listening depending on the situation.

This flexibility helps when presenting concerns are complex. She holds an FL LMHC license - Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and brings 11 years of experience in the field. Moriah works with adults seeking support for life transitions, relationship strain, mental health symptoms, and parenting questions.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to steps that reflect their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful action. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and understanding first, creating a space where people can talk through concerns and feel heard; this approach supports emotional processing and decision making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss which methods seem most helpful and adjust based on goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, with choices about technique made jointly so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face-to-face from different locations, while phone sessions remove the need for video. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for short check-ins, homework support, or when scheduling makes real-time sessions harder. These options make it easier to keep momentum and try therapeutic techniques consistently between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can be addressed here?
Moriah works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleeping problems, ADHD, and parenting challenges.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
The style is client-centered and collaborative, combining listening with practical interventions. Sessions often include teaching, skills practice, and an emphasis on taking actionable steps between meetings.
How long has this therapist been practicing?
She has 11 years of experience working as a mental health professional and brings that background to clinical decision making and treatment planning.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She holds an FL LMHC license - FL LMHC MH17677 - and practices from Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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