Mariama Samateh, LMFT

Mariama Samateh is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a focus on trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and family concerns. She speaks English, Bambara, and Wolof and works with people who want clearer direction and stronger coping tools.

She views problems in context, noticing how current struggles link to past and present relationships. This systemic perspective looks at patterns within family, work, and community that shape how people respond to stress. Mariama helps clients find the why and how behind their reactions so they can choose different responses.

Sessions aim to be honest, compassionate, and practical. Mariama encourages people to use their strengths and take an active role in change. She guides conversations toward small, concrete steps as well as deeper self-understanding.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, grief, addictions, bipolar and mood concerns, postpartum depression, ADHD, and the aftermath of sexual assault and domestic violence. Communication problems, codependency, immigration issues, infidelity, and compassion fatigue are also areas she helps people work through.

People who prefer a collaborative approach that balances practical tools with attention to family and relationship patterns tend to fit well with her style. If you want a therapist who looks at how systems affect behavior while helping you build everyday skills, Mariama offers a direct and supportive space for that work.

How her approaches guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients find their own solutions. This approach can help people build self-worth and make choices that feel right for them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and impulsive reactions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to the effects of traumatic experiences and uses targeted work to reduce their hold on daily life. It helps people process difficult memories and develop safer ways to cope with triggers.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what is working.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins between appointments, and offer options when work or family schedules are tight. These practical benefits can make consistent therapy more manageable while the therapist and client focus on real change.