Phyllis Marcus
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Florida therapists accepting new clients
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About Phyllis
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida. Being in this field for 30+ years has allowed me to work with many people with various issues affecting their lives. This history includes; counseling battered women, abused children, adolescents and adults regarding substance use, military Veterans/active duty soldiers and their family members, family and couple therapy, people diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness and early in my career people diagnosed with Developmental Disabilities. My approach to therapy is eclectic, always respectful, kind and eternally optimistic that each of us has the ability to make changes and live the life we imagine. Everyone’s story can have a happy ending.
What Phyllis helps with
- Addictions
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Communication problems
How Phyllis works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “She’s great”
- “Phyllis is a good listener, attentive and cares about what is most important to me. She recommends helpful exercises and follows up with homework.”
- “Phyllis is great. She's compassionate, and gives me advice that I use throughout the day. She makes me look at things in different perspectives, and it's appreciated.”
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- “I love how Phyllis totally gets my issues and offers excellent advice on how to approach”
- “Phyllis is an excellent therapist. She listens and understands and gives great advice and opinions.”
- “I am grateful to have Phyllis as my therapist. Her calm and present demeanor provides a safe space for me to explore my inner self. She has been an exceptional guide, helping me discover my own personal solutions and fostering a sense of inner teamwork. With her support, I’ve learned to integrate the parts of myself that feel nervous or anxious, allowing me to cultivate a greater sense of self-worth and presence.<br /> <br /> For this reason, I continue with her on a maintenance plan, utilizing unlimited texting and meeting monthly. I believe we all deserve someone to talk to who isn’t family but is a professional. Phyllis has been particularly instrumental in helping me cope with my brother's death by suicide, providing compassionate guidance during such a challenging time. Her insights have truly empowered me on my journey, and I appreciate her support immensely.”
- “Phyllis has been absolutely fantastic in helping my spouse and me grasp the significance of communication. Even when we have differing perspectives, Phyllis always makes us feel entirely supported. We are extremely grateful for everything she has guided us through and are thrilled that we decided to take the leap and give marriage counseling a try! We 1000% recommend Phyllis!”
- “The best therapist I’ve ever had.”
- “I love Mrs.Phyllis Marcus. She helped gain my confidence in myself back.”
- “I love having Phyllis as my therapist. She is so understanding, really gets me and inspires me to have confidence in myself”
- “Very understanding”
- “Phyllis has been incredible helpful in my journey to fix our marriage and provide tools for anger management.”
- “I am processing the grief of my brother who died by suicide and she has been helpful, compassionate, and highly skilled. I’m also working on shame related to childhood traumas, and I feel comfortable understood and valued in our sessions.”
- “We had a great experience with Phyllis. Very professional, balanced approach, and the exercises she asked us to try were immediately impactful. We’re in a far better place thanks to her, we’re on the same page and understand each other so much more. Thank you Phyllis!”
- “Great help for our marriage”
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