Meryl Galvan

Meryl Galvan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She focuses on career concerns alongside stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, depression, and addiction. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people build tools they can use in daily life.

Meryl draws on about 12 years of experience supporting adults through grief, intimacy issues, sleep struggles, parenting stress, and mood disorders. She emphasizes clear steps and coping skills rather than only talk. Clients can expect straightforward guidance and a focus on concrete results.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. These methods are used to address symptoms, build emotion-regulation skills, and process painful memories when needed.

Meryl has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of West Florida. She holds the LMHC credential in Florida. Her background also includes work in health psychology and experience supervising clinical teams.

In sessions she aims to be patient and engaged while also direct. She helps people identify what is getting in the way, practice new ways of coping, and move toward goals like improved relationships, better sleep, or clearer career decisions. Therapy is described as active work that can create lasting changes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to ease symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. It uses clear exercises and homework to practice new skills between sessions.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional charge. It is often used for trauma-related symptoms and can be combined with other methods when memories are impacting daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as progress is reviewed.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, with fewer disruptions for commuting and the ability to schedule appointments around work or caregiving duties. Because session formats are not specified in the profile, confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate being able to continue regular work on skills, check in on progress, and address setbacks while keeping therapy consistent with their daily routine.