Mara Grace Counseling
Now Accepting UHC, Oscar, Oxford, Quest, Cigna and Aetna Insurance

Life can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re navigating trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, or significant life transitions. These challenges often disrupt our sense of identity, safety, and hope. You may find yourself carrying emotional burdens that feel too heavy to bear, questioning your purpose, or struggling to connect with those around you. But you don’t have to walk this journey alone.
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I am here to walk alongside you—offering not only clinical guidance but a compassionate presence grounded in faith and understanding. Healing is not a linear path, and I aim to create a space where you feel safe, seen, and supported as you face each step of the process.
At Mara Grace Counseling, I provide a non-judgmental environment built on respect, empathy, and clinical excellence. My practice is rooted in the belief that healing is possible, even in the face of deep pain or prolonged struggle. With the right support, every individual has the capacity to restore what was lost and cultivate a life marked by resilience, renewed faith, and meaningful purpose.
About Dr. Mara Mesa
In addition to being a veteran, the wife of a retired soldier, and a mother of three, I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a doctorate in Community Care and Traumatology. I specialize in trauma-informed care for adults, including those experiencing deployment-related trauma, childhood trauma, substance use, depression, and anxiety.
I am trained in evidence-based modalities such as:
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
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CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)
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DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
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CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
When requested, I integrate faith-based approaches and prayer into therapy, honoring your spiritual needs while maintaining clinical integrity.
I also serve as a Florida Board-Approved Qualified Supervisor, offering supervision for registered mental health counseling interns seeking licensure.

Mara Grace Counseling
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol, and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life.
If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself.