About Mayra
Mayra Martinez Gelabert helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and family conflict. She has 25 years of experience and offers a steady, calm presence during hard conversations. Mayra is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida and works to create an open space for people to speak honestly about what’s bothering them.
Her approach is direct and practical. She listens first to understand each person’s story and then works with them to set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on everyday strategies that reduce overwhelm and improve coping. Mayra keeps the language simple and actionable so people can try things between appointments. She pays close attention to how past experiences affect current relationships and emotions.
Topics like abandonment, attachment issues, forgiveness, and guilt often come up. Mayra also helps with life transitions, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and financial worry that affect mood and functioning. People meet her for help with communication problems, impulsivity, isolation and finding a clearer sense of purpose.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and adapts methods to each person’s needs. Her aim is to help people build skills that make daily life feel more manageable. Mayra offers sessions in English and works with people across Florida.
She encourages a collaborative process so clients feel involved in planning their care and tracking progress over time.
Approaches and how online therapy supports progress
Mayra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses involves identifying unhelpful patterns and practicing new ways of responding in daily life; this helps with anxiety, mood difficulties, and impulsivity. Another approach centers on understanding how early relationships influence current attachment and trust; this can help people work through abandonment, communication problems, and forgiveness.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together so techniques fit the person’s needs and preferences. That teamwork helps make sessions feel focused and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into life. Video calls let people hold more involved conversations and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, written reflections, and a way to keep progress between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility and steady access to support while working toward clearer goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English