Moriah McCarthy

Moriah McCarthy is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who blends practical tools with thoughtful reflection. She emphasizes a whole-person view that links mind, body, and spirit. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, inviting clients to take an active role in their progress.

Her work mixes looking back at life events with building skills for the present and future. She uses psychoeducation and concrete exercises so people leave sessions with tools they can use between meetings. Strengths and struggles are examined together to help align thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Moriah draws on client-centered methods and creative approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She aims to both support and gently challenge people as they set goals and make changes. Feedback from the client guides how the work unfolds.

She has 11 years of experience and works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar conditions, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around addiction and recovery. She also helps with career-related questions, life transitions, parenting strain, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.

Additional areas she addresses include communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and women’s issues. Sessions are offered in English and take place in Florida.

How ACT and Client-Centered Work Translate Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to clarify values, practice acceptance skills, and plan small behavioral steps.

Client-centered therapy centers the clients experience and relies on empathy, listening, and collaboration. In tele-sessions this looks like open conversation, reflective listening, and tailoring pacing and tools to what the person says they need.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change, and adjustments are made together.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when needed. Different formats also let someone choose a quieter or less visually intensive option depending on what helps them engage most.