Marie Pierre-Canel

Calm, practical support for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole

About Marie

Marie Pierre-Canel is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She addresses concerns such as anger, self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and isolation while also working with issues like abandonment, attachment problems, blended family dynamics, and body image. Her practice also covers caregiver stress, communication and control difficulties, commitment concerns, and patterns linked to dependent or antisocial personality traits.

Her approach blends evidence-informed methods with a compassionate, culturally responsive stance. Marie emphasizes clear communication and practical strategies to help clients manage symptoms, strengthen relationships, and navigate change.

She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered, existential, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches to tailor work to each person’s needs. With eight years of clinical experience, she offers services in English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole, seeing clients in Florida and accepting international clients.

Those interested in beginning work complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to her availability.

How Therapeutic Approaches Translate to Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-focused approach that helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often involves structured exercises and collaborative goal-setting to build coping tools. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and acceptance, giving clients space to explore feelings at their own pace while the therapist reflects and supports self-directed growth. Existential Therapy invites examination of meaning, values, and life choices, which can be helpful for those facing major transitions or seeking deeper clarity about direction and purpose.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to consider presenting concerns, personal goals, and preferences, and may blend techniques from different modalities to find the best fit over time. This collaborative stance helps shape a treatment plan that feels relevant and achievable for the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules or to work with a licensed professional from different locations. These formats support continuity of care and allow therapeutic work to continue across life changes and travel while preserving the same clinical approaches and goals used in traditional sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Services include stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, self-esteem, anger, compassion fatigue, and related areas such as body image and caregiver stress.

What is the therapeutic style and approach?

The practice combines client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other modalities like existential, narrative, and motivational interviewing to create a personalized, evidence-informed plan.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

Marie Pierre-Canel has eight years of experience working with a range of interpersonal and emotional concerns in clinical settings.

What are the clinician's credentials and location?

She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH17481 and maintains a practice serving clients in that state.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Therapy is offered in English, Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole, and the therapist also accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsCoping with life changes

Also works with

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityForgivenessIsolation / loneliness

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole