- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, North Dakota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Mindy
Dr. Mindy Miller McGuire offers practical, down-to-earth support for people juggling parenting and relationship stress. She speaks plainly about coping with anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and the everyday pressures of raising a family.
Her style blends encouragement with clear steps to try between sessions. With 24 years as a licensed clinical social worker, she draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on improving communication, setting boundaries, and managing mood and impulsivity.
Background and approach
She helps people untangle family conflict and parenting strains without blaming or shaming. Mindy uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also incorporates acceptance-based work to help people live by their values even when emotions are strong.
For trauma-related concerns she can use EMDR techniques when appropriate. Her background includes long clinical experience in Florida and work with people facing relationship breakdown, addiction, and major life changes. She emphasizes practical skills, goal setting, and small changes that add up over time.
Parents often appreciate the concrete communication and boundary strategies she offers. The approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients and therapist set clear goals, track progress, and adjust methods as needed.
Those who prefer remote sessions can work with her by phone, video, chat, or text messaging.
What Mindy works with
Everything Mindy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mindy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mindy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic 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 you can use in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and times when worry gets in the way of daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors, which can help with sleep, mood, and impulse control.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is sometimes used for trauma-related symptoms to reduce the intensity of painful memories and reactions. It can be part of a broader plan when trauma is a concern.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports short updates or between-session reflection. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, childcare, or other routines.
Questions people ask about Mindy
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with parenting stress, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and issues with self-esteem and boundaries.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining encouragement with specific skills and small homework tasks between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has worked with many relationship and parenting concerns.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is licensed as an LCSW in North Dakota and Florida and is based in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are offered for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and subscription terms; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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