Dr. Mary Torok
Practical, steady support for stressful times
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Mary
Dr. Mary Torok helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to start.
Background and approach
She writes clear, practical steps and listens with patience so clients can take small, steady steps forward. Mary is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, with 11 years of clinical experience working in Florida.
She uses straightforward talk and hands-on tools to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and build coping skills. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change now and on realistic ways to get there.
Mary draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to match the work to each person's needs. Mary has supported people facing depression, trauma and abuse, grief, struggles with self-esteem, ADHD concerns, and addiction-related issues.
She also helps with relationship challenges, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and major life transitions. When relevant, she addresses patterns like attachment wounds, abandonment fears, or difficulty with communication.
Her style mixes listening with practical exercises and coaching. Sometimes she introduces behavioral steps or thought work, and other times she focuses on clarifying values and strengthening emotional awareness.
Mary also offers guidance for finding community resources when clients need help beyond therapy. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
People get a short matching questionnaire to begin, and they schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and can help with worry, low mood, sleep issues, and addiction-related habits. The Gottman Method offers structured ways to improve communication and reduce conflict in relationships by identifying interaction patterns and practicing new skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will meet people where they are and decide together which methods suit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. That collaborative planning means methods can be mixed and adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send messages between sessions and fit support into a work break or a hectic day. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent even when schedules change.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English