Mariana Mackinnon

Mariana Mackinnon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage anger and related struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and brings an understanding of cultural complexity to the work. Her first priority is helping someone feel steadier and more able to cope day to day.

Mariana grew up in a bilingual Latino household and spent time living and working in Madrid, Spain. Those experiences shaped how she understands identity, culture, and the strain of moving between expectations. She uses that perspective to notice how culture and history show up in emotions and relationships.

In sessions she combines practical strategies with reflective conversation. Clients learn skills to handle intense feelings, try different ways of responding, and build clearer goals for relationships and work. She draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to shape the work.

Her caseload includes people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, and intimacy or relationship problems. She also works with concerns tied to identity, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and body image. Mariana emphasizes asking what matters most to each person and tailoring the work to those priorities.

Mariana has eight years of clinical experience as an LCSW in Florida. She aims to make therapy practical and culturally aware, helping people move through difficult moments with more clarity and less shame.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values while learning to let difficult thoughts have less influence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that keep anger and anxiety active. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that can help reduce the intensity of disturbing memories and their emotional hold.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mariana views therapy as a collaborative process and will help decide which methods fit a person's goals and comfort level. She often blends techniques so sessions match what someone needs in the moment, whether the focus is skills, trauma processing, or values-based change.

If you are considering online therapy with her, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require it. Therapists can adapt exercises, skill practice, and trauma-focused tools to remote formats, and Mariana will discuss what will work best for each person during the intake and matching process.