- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Meryl
Meryl Galvan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and mood difficulties. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a practical style that aims to help people build skills they can use day to day.
Her manner is direct but compassionate, with an emphasis on concrete coping tools and clearer communication. Meryl uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to address worry, grief, substance-related concerns, and relationship strain.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and steps to manage intense emotions. She aims to help clients gain insight, reduce distress, and find workable solutions that fit their routines. Her training includes a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a background in health psychology.
The LMHC credential indicates state licensure in Florida. Over the years she has also supervised clinical teams in outpatient settings, which informs how she structures care and tracks progress. Clients can expect focused sessions where goals are set and skills are practiced between meetings.
Meryl emphasizes a collaborative approach that balances compassion with clear guidance. She helps people develop tools for sleep, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Parents often seek her help for managing stress, parenting strain, and family conflict.
She also works with people facing addiction, chronic health concerns, intimacy questions, and mood disorders. Her aim is to produce practical changes that last beyond therapy.
What Meryl works with
Everything Meryl lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Meryl helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Meryl lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing day-to-day stress.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It is useful for intense emotions, relationship conflict, and learning practical tools to stay grounded during crises.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Meryl will work with clients to identify goals and pick methods that match needs and preferences. She adapts interventions as progress is made so sessions stay practical and focused on real-life changes.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer sessions, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing brief contact and skill reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and other obligations while keeping the work goal oriented and skill focused.
Questions people ask about Meryl
What concerns does she help with?
Meryl supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting issues, grief, addiction, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines a patient, engaging approach with direct guidance. Sessions focus on practical skills, problem solving, and building insight that can be used between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 12 years of clinical experience working in outpatient settings and has supervised clinical teams, which shapes her approach to care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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