- Client-centered approach
- System perspective
- Multilingual care
About Mariama
Mariama Samateh is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She offers therapy that centers on the person in front of her and aims to help people understand what they are facing and why it matters.
Her work emphasizes looking at the systems around a person. Mariama pays attention to family patterns, relationships, and the context that shapes behavior. She explains how trauma, stress, and conflict often arise inside those systems rather than in isolation.
Sessions focus on practical insight and building tools. She encourages honesty, compassion, and personal responsibility while helping people identify their strengths. The goal is for clients to feel more empowered and in control of their choices.
Mariama uses a mix of methods suited to the client's needs, including Client-Centered Therapy and approaches that address thinking patterns and solutions. She helps people work through depression, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, addiction concerns, and other life changes.
She works in English, Bambara, and Wolof and accepts international clients. Mariama aims to help clients leave therapy with clearer understanding of themselves and more confidence to manage challenges.
How client-centered and evidence-based approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and creating a respectful space so people can explore their own goals and values. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and coping with life changes by centering the client's perspective.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns and includes exercises and real-world practice.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques from different methods in a collaborative way.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people connect from different locations, which can help those who live outside the therapist's immediate area. Discussing goals and logistics up front helps match the approach and schedule to everyday life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Bambara, Wolof
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mariama address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and self-esteem issues, as well as addictions, relationship and family problems and grief.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-focused and nonjudgmental. She emphasizes honesty, compassion, accountability and helping clients use their strengths.
What is her clinical background?
She has 12 years of experience as a clinician and works from a systems perspective to understand context and patterns behind difficulties.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bambara, and Wolof, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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