MerraLee Block , LMHC

MerraLee Block is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 35 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate communication difficulties, control and boundary issues, and the emotional work of guilt, shame, and forgiveness. Much of her practice centers on family-related concerns, including parenting challenges, separation, divorce, and the complexities of blended families.

Alongside her therapy practice, she served for several years as a Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediator, bringing practical experience in resolving family disputes to her clinical work. MerraLee approaches each person as the expert of their own story and seeks to build on existing strengths to address what reduces joy or functioning. She emphasizes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life requires courage, and she offers steady support throughout that process.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Therapy Options

MerraLee Block uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to the online setting. She often applies skills-based cognitive and behavioral strategies that help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. She also offers trauma-informed support that acknowledges the impact of past hurt and focuses on pacing, safety, and gradual processing to address trauma and abuse related issues. In work with families and relationships she integrates systems-oriented approaches that look at communication patterns, roles, and boundaries to improve interaction and resolve conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. MerraLee works with each client to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time so the therapeutic plan fits the client’s life and priorities.

Online therapy provides flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to access sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. These options allow clients to continue consistent care from home or wherever they are, while maintaining regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists for ongoing support.