Molly Giannotta , LMHC

Molly Giannotta is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with nine years of clinical experience supporting adults, children, adolescents, and families. She also holds national certification as a Nationally Certified Counselor and is a Registered Play Therapist, indicating additional training in play-based methods used with young clients. Molly combines a client-focused style with cognitive therapy interventions, and when appropriate she offers expressive arts and play approaches to help people process difficult experiences.

Her clinical work has emphasized trauma since graduate school, with particular experience addressing abuse alongside a wide range of other challenges such as anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, and neurodiversity. Molly has pursued specialized trainings in infant mental health, sand tray therapy, nurturing parent training, and child-parent relationship therapy to deepen her work with children, caregivers, and family systems. In addition to clinical practice, she has taught college courses including Child Psychology and Psychology of Personality, a background she cites as enhancing her skills as a counselor.

Molly aims to be a steady, supportive presence for people navigating stressful life changes, parenting struggles, attachment concerns, and complex family dynamics, collaborating with each person to find practical, strengths-based ways forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Molly integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and attachment-based approaches into her online practice to meet a range of needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship and supports people in exploring their values and goals at their own pace - this approach often helps with self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learning skills to manage anxiety, stress, and mood-related difficulties. Attachment-based therapy attends to how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and coping, and it can be particularly useful for trauma, attachment issues, and family or parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Molly works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she tailors interventions so that therapy feels useful and relevant. Over time she adjusts methods as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, access care from different locations, and continue work during transitions. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Molly, can adapt these formats to deliver many of the same therapeutic techniques used in person while keeping scheduling and accessibility in mind.