I am a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 30 years of experience working as a counselor and life coach. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. In addition, I have a great deal of experience in working with people who have experienced problems with alcohol and drug abuse issues.
My counseling style is warm, interactive, and highly engaged. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek help for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.
I check in with my clients frequently and enjoy the process of counseling. I look forward to working with you!
Marvin C. Chaffin, II, M.S.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Life Coach
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
FL LMHC MH7998
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Marvin has been instrumental in my therapy journey. He has been attentive and truly listens. He helped me through a time when I truly was at my lowest, and I've come out of it not only feeling better but understanding myself and where I want to go significantly more. I cannot recommend Marvin enough.
Written on Jul 31, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, and adhd
I've been on this journey with marvin for 2 years. I've had so many life altering experiences that he has done a fantastic job of navigating with me. Between loss, marriage, career change, more loss, more loss, relationship changes.. all of the ups and downs. He knows when to push and when to let me just vent. He is extraordinary and extremely knowledgeable. I couldn't recommend him any more. Thank you!
Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 years on issues concerning depression, grief, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Supportive, friendly, warm and always has extremely direct and insightful advice that has help me to fix many issues in my life and self. Don't know what I would have done without him.
Written on Mar 13, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
Marvin is a caring and wonderful person and I strongly believe he has my best interests at heart. I’m looking forward to hopefully healing more from my past traumas and getting onto a better path with his guidance.
Written on Apr 23, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks
I've been extremely lucky to have matched with Marvin - he's an incredible therapist, mentor and spiritual guide, one which I've been searching for for a very long time. Never thought I'd actually find him, but sometimes you just hit the jackpot I suppose! He's the full package - open hearted, has an enthusiasm to get stuck into the work together which always feels like a collaboration, like I'm always being met halfway which works well for me. He has a real gift for listening as well as responding with the utmost consideration and sensitivity and makes me feel both seen and heard and I like that he can cut straight through to the heart of the matter - no BS! Marvin thank you for accompanying me on this journey, I don't know where I'd be without you :)
Written on Mar 21, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and
Marvin is fabulous. He has changed my life for the better. He is the perfect balance of kindness, guidance and challenge. I feel blessed to have met him. Thank you
Written on Jan 09, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 6 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes