Markyse Bernadin, LCSW

Markyse Bernadin, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker based in Florida who offers empathetic, goal-focused counseling. She emphasizes meeting people where they are and encourages practical steps toward feeling better. She presents herself as down-to-earth and approachable for those dealing with stress, relationship concerns, grief, or addiction. Her sessions aim to combine listening with clear goals. She describes therapy as a partnership where the client is the expert on their life. Markyse uses empathy and acceptance to help people talk through issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, parenting strain, and career stress. Markyse trained at Barry University, where she earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. She is currently pursuing a PhD in social work while maintaining a clinical practice. Her five years of professional experience inform a practical style that balances hope with realistic steps. In sessions she may draw on client-centered methods that focus on what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques can help identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. She also uses mindfulness exercises and some Jungian ideas to explore meaning and inner patterns. Outside of practice she enjoys gardening, travel, and music, and sometimes brings music-based activities into sessions. She offers sessions in English and Haitian Creole and notes that therapy can be a place to work through issues such as abandonment, commitment concerns, or intimacy-related struggles.

How her approaches fit with online work

Markyse combines client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness in ways that translate to online sessions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client's priorities, which helps people feel heard and make choices that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thoughts and patterns and uses simple exercises to try out new behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy brings short attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus. Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods feel helpful based on needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things together and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses. For practical online work, please confirm the current session formats before booking. The biography mentions messaging, phone, and video call as ways she meets people, but options should be checked when scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins by phone when time is tight, reduce travel time, and let people use video when they prefer a face-to-face feel. Therapists can also suggest simple at-home exercises between sessions to build on what happens during contact.