About Therapy | Mara Grace Counseling

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Dr. Mara Mesa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Certified Counselor based in Palm Coast, Florida, offering both in-person and telehealth services to adults across the state of Florida. She holds a Doctorate in Community Care and Traumatology and a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Liberty University.

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Mesa provides care to a diverse range of clients. As a veteran, a wife, and a mother of three, she understands the unique demands of balancing personal and professional life. She brings lived experience and deep empathy to her work with clients navigating life’s challenges. Dr. Mesa is committed to creating a welcoming, non-judgmental space where clients can heal, grow, and rediscover their sense of purpose.

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Dr. Mesa has years of experience working with adults navigating:

Trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
Anxiety and depression
Addiction and substance use
Grief, anger, and low self-esteem
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Interpersonal and relational difficulties
Complex life transitions and reintegration
Moral injury and military-related challenges
Major life changes and emotional overwhelm

Dr. Mesa’s counseling style is:

Evidence-based, rooted in sound clinical practices
Compassionate and clinically grounded
Informed by personal experience as a veteran, wife, and mother raising three children
Faith-integrated, offering Christian counseling upon request—including biblical principles and prayer

Dr. Mara Mesa

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

Services I Offer

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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 Processing Therapy (CPT)

CPT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). CPT was developed in the late 1980s and has been shown to be effective in reducing PTSD symptoms related to a variety of traumatic events including child abuse, combat, rape and natural disasters. CPT is endorsed by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, as a best practice for the treatment of PTSD. The treatment manual has been translated into six languages.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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.

Cheryl Richardson