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Mariah Stockard, LCSW

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Intimacy-related issues
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Mariah

Mariah Stockard offers support for stress, anxiety, relationships and intimacy concerns, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, parenting challenges, eating and body image struggles, ADHD, and a wide range of related life changes.

Background and approach

She also addresses themes such as attachment and abandonment, communication and control issues, codependency, dissociation, chronic illness and pain, and family conflict. Mariah approaches these concerns with practical tools and conversational therapy aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and emotional resilience.

Mariah draws on an integration of evidence-based methods, including Internal Family Systems alongside attachment-based and client-centered strategies, tailored to each person’s needs. Her work combines psychoeducation, coping skills training, and guided processing to help clients make sense of past and recent stressful experiences while building skills for the present.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process and creates an open, nonjudgmental space for reflection and growth. Licensed as an LCSW in Florida with five years of professional experience, Mariah has worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

She encourages people to take the first step toward a more satisfying life and is available to help clients identify goals, develop practical strategies, and move toward greater emotional balance.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Mariah combines Internal Family Systems with attachment-based and client-centered principles to shape online care. Internal Family Systems is a model that helps people notice and dialogue with different internal parts or voices, which can be useful for processing trauma, managing anxiety, or working through patterns like self-criticism. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how close relationships influence current emotional responses and helps clients build safer, more stable connections and healthier ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaborative goal-setting so clients feel heard while exploring their priorities and making changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Mariah works with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She frames treatment as a joint effort, adjusting strategies over time as progress and circumstances evolve so clients can participate in deciding what feels most helpful.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access from different locations. These formats allow for regular check-ins, skill practice between meetings, and continuity of care while fitting therapy into busy schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Mariah supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image challenges, ADHD, and a range of family and life transition concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, blending talk therapy with practical coping skills and psychoeducation to help clients process experiences and improve daily functioning.
What relevant experience does the therapist have?
Mariah has five years of professional experience in mental health and has worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families across a variety of presenting issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is licensed in Florida as an LCSW with license number FL LCSW SW19956 and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Mariah is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English