Mark Odell

Mark Odell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of clinical experience. He is based in Florida and works with individual adult clients and teens. He previously served as a Navy Chief Petty Officer and brings that life experience into his work with people facing strong emotional challenges.

He focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy. He helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, anger, grief, and trauma. He also supports those facing career shifts, addictions, relationship problems, and the emotional fallout from family-of-origin issues.

In sessions he draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools and EMDR to address both present difficulties and past wounds. Conversations are direct and goal-oriented, and he will suggest exercises or steps to try between meetings. The aim is to reduce symptoms and help people make clear choices about what comes next.

Mark pays attention to how family patterns and abandonment fears shape current relationships. He often works with people who struggle with codependency, commitment issues, communication problems, and emptiness. He also supports clients dealing with first responder stress and compassion fatigue.

People who want a practical therapist with military experience often appreciate his straightforward style. He invites prospective clients to consider what they want to change, then offers a mix of talk therapy and targeted techniques to move forward.

Approaches used in online therapy and how they help

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, understanding, and helping people find their own solutions. This approach supports anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger. CBT often includes homework, such as tracking thoughts or trying new behaviors between sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps process traumatic memories that continue to cause distress. It can reduce the intensity of painful memories and the reactions they trigger. EMDR is commonly used when trauma or past hurt is a central part of the problem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

For practical online therapy details, confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care during life transitions while the therapist and client test different approaches together.