Marie Pierre-Canel, LMHC

Marie Pierre-Canel is a Florida licensed mental health counselor helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and trauma and abuse. She supports people facing relationship and family tensions, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue. She speaks English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole to meet clients where they are.

She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical change. Marie uses a client-centered stance to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. She blends that with cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that bring relief.

Her work also draws on narrative and existential ideas. That means she helps people make sense of their life stories and values, especially during big life transitions. Motivational interviewing supports people who want help committing to changes and moving past stuckness.

Marie has eight years of clinical experience as an LMHC in Florida. She has spent that time working with clients around communication problems, attachment concerns, abandonment issues, blended family stress, and caregiver burden. Her approach aims to be culturally aware and respectful of each person’s background.

Sessions focus on concrete goals and clear next steps. Typical conversations include sorting patterns in relationships, building coping skills for anxiety or anger, and trying behavioral experiments between meetings. People are encouraged to name one or two priorities and track small progress over time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s experience at the center. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps people name their priorities. This approach is useful when someone needs acceptance and clarity about their next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and uses simple exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management.

Marie treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying an idea, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let multilingual therapists connect with people across regions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions while focusing on practical steps and measurable goals.