Martha "Grace" Marquez
Compassionate counselor focused on practical change
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Martha
Martha "Grace" Marquez is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, or relationship and intimacy struggles.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and interactive and she focuses on meeting each person where they are. Grace draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches and plainspoken conversation.
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and mindfulness techniques to help slow down strong emotions. The Gottman Method is part of her work when relationship patterns and communication need clearer direction.
Many clients come for help with substance use, codependency, or the challenges that accompany addictive behavior. She also supports people dealing with trauma, family conflict, anger, eating concerns, self-esteem struggles, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals. Grace listens first, then co-creates a plan that may include skill practice, behavioral experiments, and steady check-ins.
She adapts the approach as progress unfolds. Grace practices with respect for gender diversity and LGBTQ concerns, and she draws on years of work in individual and group settings.
Her aim is to help people make workable changes and feel more in control of their daily lives.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify their values and take workable steps toward them. It uses mindfulness strategies and commitment to small, concrete actions to reduce the hold of painful thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and behavior change related to addictions. The Gottman Method offers tools for improving communication and reducing destructive cycles in relationships, such as turn-taking exercises and clear repair strategies when conflicts escalate.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted to match your needs and pace.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into busy days. Video is useful for focused sessions and nonverbal cues, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options help people keep momentum and access care from different locations.
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Experience
21+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English