Mark Odell, LMHC

Mark Odell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. He is a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer who provides individual counseling to adults and teens. He focuses on everyday emotional struggles like anxiety, depression, trauma, and career or life transitions. His approach is direct and practical. He helps people identify what is keeping them stuck and works on steps to feel better. Sessions often address family of origin issues, fears of abandonment, people-pleasing, and getting caught in unhealthy relationships. Mark uses a mix of therapeutic styles to match a client's needs. That includes client-centered talking, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, existential conversations about meaning, EMDR for processing traumatic memories, and Jungian ideas about personal symbols and patterns. He draws on both military and clinical experience to offer straightforward guidance and skills people can use right away. Many clients come for help with stress, grief, substance use concerns, relationship patterns, or work-related strain. New clients begin by sharing what they want to change, and sessions focus on practical steps toward those goals. People who prefer clear direction combined with reflective conversation often find this style a good fit.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people find their own solutions to problems like low self-esteem or relationship patterns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. It uses clear exercises and experiments to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change habits that get in the way of daily life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to process disturbing memories so they feel less overwhelming. It is often used when trauma or intense past events are part of what brings someone to therapy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. That might mean focusing on skills, processing a traumatic memory, or talking through questions about meaning and direction in life.

Confirm current session options before booking when formats are not specified. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow quicker check-ins during a lunch break or between responsibilities. Ask about available formats and scheduling details so sessions can be arranged to fit daily life.