About Mark
Mark Odell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings 14 years of clinical experience to his practice in Florida. He works with individual adult clients and focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. He previously served as a Navy Chief Petty Officer and uses that background to inform a steady, practical approach to care.
Mark listens closely to what matters to each person. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented.
Background and approach
He helps clients name problems, try small changes, and build routines that reduce stress and improve mood. He often draws on client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in the client's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be offered when trauma memories keep causing distress. Mark also addresses patterns that come from family history, such as people-pleasing, fear of abandonment, or codependent habits. He supports work on relationships, communication issues, and problems tied to career or caregiving strain.
Practical skills for coping with anger, grief, and compassion fatigue are part of his toolbox. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People who want a direct, experience-based therapist who focuses on next steps and steady progress may find his style helpful.
How his approaches fit into online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what matters, and helps people clarify what they want to change. This approach supports self-direction and works well when someone needs a steady space to make sense of problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing small changes between meetings. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used when disturbing memories or trauma keep causing intense reactions. EMDR sessions use structured protocols to reduce the power of those memories and help clients feel less triggered by reminders.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. That decision is made together and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging fit quick check-ins, short coaching, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English