Mara Grace Counseling
Our Team.
At Mara Grace Counseling, we are a collaborative team of mental health professionals with diverse backgrounds, training, and lived experience. What unites us is a shared passion for mental wellness and a deep heart for serving our community. We believe healing is not one-size-fits-all, and we are committed to meeting each person with compassion, respect, and care. Our team includes experienced clinicians as well as counseling interns who are thoughtfully supported and guided in their professional development.
All interns practice under the direct supervision of our founder and clinical director, Dr. Mara Mesa. Dr. Mesa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Florida Qualified Supervisor who remains actively involved in client care beyond the therapy session itself. Her role includes providing oversight in treatment planning, reviewing clinical work, offering regular consultation, and mentoring interns as they develop their skills and confidence. She also provides ongoing training and support to ensure that each client receives ethical, thoughtful, and high-quality care. Dr. Mesa is deeply passionate about investing in the next generation of counselors and creating a learning environment where both clients and clinicians can thrive. Through this collaborative approach, clients benefit not only from the dedication of their intern counselor, but also from the experience, guidance, and clinical leadership of Dr. Mesa.
Types of Services
We offer services ranging from couples counseling and adolescent counseling to individual therapy and life coaching. Whether you are navigating a season of transition, rebuilding after hardship, or seeking deeper connection and growth, we are here to walk alongside you. Wherever you are in your healing journey, you don’t have to take the next step alone—we’re ready to meet you with support, expertise, and compassion.
Counseling with Master’s Level Interns
As part of our commitment to both high-quality care and the future of the counseling profession, Mara Grace Counseling offers counseling services with Master’s Level Student Interns when available. These graduate-level counselors are completing advanced clinical training and are equipped to work with children, adolescents, and adults across a wide range of life experiences and needs.
We hold deep confidence in the skills, professionalism, and clinical readiness of our interns. Each intern has been carefully selected and trained to provide thoughtful, compassionate, and effective counseling. Clients often find that intern counselors bring fresh insight, strong clinical foundations, and a genuine dedication to the therapeutic process.
All intern services are provided under the direct supervision of Dr. Mara Mesa, Founder and Clinical Director of Mara Grace Counseling and a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor. Dr. Mesa remains actively involved in treatment planning, case consultation, training, and mentorship. This collaborative approach ensures that clients benefit not only from their counselor’s care and attention, but also from Dr. Mesa’s clinical leadership and oversight.
As a practice that values growth, learning, and excellence in care, we are proud to serve as a training site for emerging counselors. By choosing to work with an intern, clients become part of a meaningful process that supports both their own healing and the development of the next generation of skilled, compassionate mental health professionals.
We are honored to offer this accessible, high-quality counseling option and invite you to consider whether working with one of our interns may be a good fit for your season of support and growth.