Dr. Mary Torok, LMHC

Dr. Mary Torok welcomes people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, or changes like grief and career transitions. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with an LMHC credential and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Her work often pays attention to thoughts and everyday habits to create small, workable changes.

Mary uses clear, simple tools to help people manage mood, reduce anxiety, and handle difficult situations. She blends ways of working that focus on present experience, problem-solving, and building useful daily habits. Sessions often include teaching skills, practicing new responses, and planning steps to make things feel more manageable.

Her background includes over a decade of counseling experience across clinical, school, residential, and community settings. She has supported people with depression, trauma histories, ADHD, addictions, and neurodiverse needs such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She also assists with parenting challenges, blended family conflict, and communication problems.

Mary emphasizes education and skills training as part of therapy. She uses techniques drawn from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to suit different concerns. The goal is to help each person find practical ways to cope and move forward.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative relationship that balances guidance with space to explore what matters most to them. She draws on eleven years of professional experience to offer clear strategies and support while helping clients build daily routines that support lasting change.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often includes exercises to clarify what matters and to build small daily habits that support those aims.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with practical exercises. It uses step-by-step practice to change behaviors and reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses empathetic listening and collaboration to guide change. It helps people feel heard while they figure out their own next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted as progress is made.

If you are thinking about online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, which can help transfer learning into daily life.