Phoebe Maisto

Phoebe Maisto is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, and depression. Phoebe aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and approachable for people who are nervous about starting.

Phoebe builds a calm, nonjudgmental space for clients to talk through difficult feelings. She invites honest conversation about what is happening now and what a person hopes to change. Sessions emphasize practical steps and small, manageable shifts rather than quick fixes.

Her work often addresses how relationships with self and others affect mood and behavior. Topics she commonly sees include body image, attachment and abandonment worries, guilt and shame, and difficulty with impulsivity or control. She also supports people facing life transitions such as separation or caregiving strain.

Phoebe values collaboration and sets goals together with each person she sees. She aims to tailor pace and interventions to fit individual needs and comfort levels. Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways so clients can see what is working.

Therapy with Phoebe is intended to help people build healthier coping, improve communication, and regain a clearer sense of purpose and self-compassion. She encourages small steps that add up to meaningful change.

How evidence-based techniques can guide online work

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often used in counseling include approaches that focus on thoughts and behaviors, and techniques that address emotional patterns and relationships. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice unhelpful thinking and test new, more balanced ways of thinking; these can be useful for anxiety, depression, and body image concerns. Experiential and attachment-informed methods focus on emotions, connection, and past relationship patterns to reduce shame and improve self-compassion, which can support work on eating concerns and abandonment fears.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick strategies that match goals, needs, and comfort. That collaborative process includes checking in often and adjusting techniques when something isn’t helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session formats offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they make fitting therapy into a busy week easier, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Others appreciate that remote work can make it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life changes. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based techniques to work well at a distance, focusing on clear goals, homework between sessions, and progress reviews to keep therapy moving forward.