Marcia Schick , LCSW

Marcia Schick is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 46 years of experience helping people navigate emotional challenges and life transitions. She cultivates an affirming, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore concerns related to depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, relationships, and grief while feeling respected and understood.

With deep experience working with LGBTQ+ clients and families, she emphasizes individualized care that honors each person’s identity and lived experience. Her practice blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with practical coaching to help clients develop coping skills, strengthen relationships, and build resilience in the face of change.

Marcia draws on a long clinical history to tailor interventions to each client’s needs, supporting those coping with trauma, intimacy challenges, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem issues. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings professional training in assessment and treatment alongside a compassionate, collaborative stance.

Whether clients seek short-term strategies for stress management or longer-term work on deeper patterns, Marcia partners with them to set goals and foster meaningful progress. She offers a steady, experienced presence for individuals and families pursuing healing, growth, and clearer direction in their lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Marcia Schick uses evidence-based, skill-focused techniques to help clients manage symptoms and build stronger coping strategies. She often employs cognitive and skills-based methods that help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical tools for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and managing stress.

She also integrates trauma-informed approaches when addressing past abuse or significant emotional injuries, creating a pace and plan that respect each person’s readiness for deeper work. For clients dealing with addiction and recovery, Marcia applies behavioral strategies designed to support relapse prevention, enhance motivation, and strengthen healthy routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marcia works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective. Clients are encouraged to provide feedback so treatment evolves with their progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for attending sessions from home or on the go. Marcia provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals who can support progress without travel.