Marcus Litterst, LMHC

Marcus Litterst is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 22 years of experience. He helps people dealing with low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and grief. He also focuses on communication problems and questions about life purpose. Marcus approaches work in a straightforward, practical way and values the person’s perspective on their own life.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. He also draws on client-centered methods that emphasize listening and reflecting what the person says. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to build small steps toward clearer goals.

In sessions he tends to break problems into manageable pieces and try specific, repeatable exercises between meetings. Marcus will often suggest short experiments, such as tracking thoughts or trying different responses to common stressors. Over weeks these small changes can make daily life feel more under control.

He treats grief and depression by combining practical skills with conversations about values and what matters now. For communication concerns he works on concrete steps people can use to express needs and set boundaries. Marcus frames therapy as collaborative work where the client’s own priorities guide what comes next.

People looking for focused, structured help will find a plainspoken approach that keeps sessions goal oriented. To begin, he asks people to describe what they want to change and then sets clear, measurable steps to try in between sessions.

How Marcus uses CBT and goal-focused methods online