Kahli Mercik

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with years of experience helping adults navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, stress, and the many responsibilities that can make it difficult to prioritize yourself.

My practice is focused on adult women who may be doing well on the outside but are carrying a lot internally. You may be managing work, family, relationships, caregiving, or major life changes while also dealing with anxiety, overthinking, past experiences, difficulty setting boundaries, or simply feeling emotionally exhausted.

I am licensed in Florida and New York and have extensive experience in mental health, family systems, trauma-informed care, and clinical social work. My postgraduate training includes the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and

I bring both clinical expertise and many years of leadership and therapeutic experience to my work.

I believe therapy should be a place where you can be honest, feel understood, and also make meaningful progress. My goal is to help you better understand yourself, strengthen your confidence, develop healthier patterns, and create a life that feels more balanced and intentional.

My approach is warm, collaborative, practical, and strength-based. I want you to feel supported, but I also believe therapy should help you move forward.

I use an integrative approach that may include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, trauma-informed interventions, insight-oriented therapy, and family-systems perspectives depending on your needs. We may work on understanding patterns, challenging unhelpful thoughts, processing difficult experiences, strengthening boundaries, improving relationships, and developing practical ways to manage anxiety and stress.

I am an active therapist. I will listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, offer perspective, and gently challenge you when it may help you see something differently. Therapy with me is not about telling you what to do. It is about helping you understand what you need, trust yourself more, and make choices that are consistent with the life you want.

Our first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and begin understanding what brought you to therapy, what has been happening in your life, and what you would like to change.

You do not need to come prepared with the “right” words or tell your entire story in one session. We will go at a pace that feels comfortable while talking about your current concerns, important relationships and experiences, your strengths, and what you hope to gain from therapy.

I will also ask questions to better understand how your concerns are affecting your daily life and begin working with you to identify treatment goals. Most importantly, I want you to leave the first session feeling heard, supported, and with a clearer sense of how we can work together.