- Values-based work
- Trauma-informed care
- Bilingual support
About Mariana
Mariana Mackinnon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on eight years of clinical experience to support people working through grief, trauma, codependency, and identity questions. Mariana aims to make sessions feel practical and understandable, so people leave with clearer next steps.
Her background includes living and working in Madrid, Spain, and growing up in a bilingual Latino household. Those experiences shape how she notices cultural and identity tensions in everyday life. She pays attention to how two sets of expectations can leave someone feeling pulled in different directions.
In sessions she uses methods that emphasize values, present-moment skills, and changing unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates trauma-focused work when it’s needed, and she centers the client’s own goals and perspective. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Mariana supports people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, addictions, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and a range of attachment and abandonment concerns. She also addresses issues that overlap with other challenges, like co-morbidity and dissociation.
People often come to her seeking relief from overwhelming feelings and clearer paths forward. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name their values and take small actions that match those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and skill-building to change patterns that keep problems going, useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that works on distressing memories and their present-day impact. When appropriate, it can reduce the emotional charge around past events and help people move forward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether ACT, CBT, EMDR, or a mix will best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as goals change.
Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also lets people access bilingual care in English or Spanish without needing to travel.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mariana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, codependency, and related issues like burnout and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She blends present-moment skills, values work, and trauma-focused techniques to help people make concrete changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mariana has eight years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, relationship ruptures, and identity questions.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the credential LCSW, licensed in Florida, and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are payments and costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Mariana?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.