Phyllis Marcus , LMFT, LMHC

Phyllis Marcus is a Florida-based clinician with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life transitions and emotional challenges. She holds credentials as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), qualifications that reflect specialized training in family systems and in individual mental health treatment. Over the course of her career she has worked with battered women, abused children, adolescents and adults coping with substance use, military veterans and active-duty service members and their families, as well as people facing severe and persistent mental illness. Early in her work she also supported people diagnosed with developmental disabilities.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic and rooted in respect and empathy, with an enduring optimism about each person's capacity to change. She offers family and couple therapy as well as individual support for issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, and concerns within LGBT and family contexts. Communication difficulties are an additional focus, and she aims to help people develop clearer, more effective ways of relating so they can move toward the life they imagine.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Phyllis often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and patterns that keep people stuck.

Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and reactions, which can be particularly helpful for couples, family dynamics, and people recovering from relational trauma.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports partners and family members in identifying and expressing core emotions to build stronger connections and repair ruptures in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Phyllis works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so treatment stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by providing sessions through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to maintain continuity of care from different locations, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for the individual or couple.