Mariel Diaz, LCSW

Mariel Diaz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and career challenges. She works with kindness and respect, and she adapts conversations to each person's needs. She emphasizes practical steps that feel doable in daily life. Taking the first step can be hard, and she offers steady support along the way.

Mariel uses a blend of approaches to match what feels most useful for each person. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices add tools for emotional regulation and staying present.

Her work often addresses communication problems, control issues, and struggles with self-love after difficult experiences. She also helps people who are sorting out life purpose, workplace stress, or symptoms related to post-traumatic stress. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can try between meetings.

Mariel keeps plans flexible so therapy fits real life. She listens for what’s getting in the way of change and offers concrete strategies to move forward. Progress is paced to each person’s comfort and situation.

She is licensed in California and Florida as an LCSW and practices from Florida. The first step is simply choosing to start and filling out a short matching questionnaire to connect with her.

How attachment work and skills-based therapy translate online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and reactions. It helps people see recurring habits in close relationships and try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking that can reduce anxiety or unhelpful behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then choose or blend methods that fit. That collaborative process helps make sessions productive and tailored to real-life needs.

If you plan to meet online, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets therapists share worksheets, practice skills together in the moment, and check progress between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment and CBT tools effectively to an online setting while keeping the focus on practical change.