Therapist on Daniel Island, SC

If you’re looking for a therapist near Daniel Island, SC, I see adults and couples in nearby Mount Pleasant and by secure telehealth across South Carolina. I’m Jeff Marcino, Psy.D, LPC at Long Point Counseling, and I specialize in trauma, betrayal trauma, sex addiction, couples therapy, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and narcissistic-abuse recovery.

Looking for a Therapist Near Daniel Island, SC?

If you live on Daniel Island and want a nearby therapist, I offer in-person appointments from my Mount Pleasant office and secure telehealth for clients located anywhere in South Carolina. I do not have an office on Daniel Island itself, and I want to be clear about that from the start.

I work with adults and couples from Daniel Island, Mount Pleasant, and the greater Charleston area. My practice is especially focused on trauma, betrayal trauma, sex addiction and compulsive sexual behavior, couples therapy, depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and recovery after narcissistic abuse.

This page is educational and meant to help you gauge fit. It is not a substitute for therapy, emergency support, or a diagnosis.

Why Daniel Island Clients Choose Jeff Marcino, Psy.D, LPC

I’m a clinical psychologist and licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience. I hold advanced certifications in Relational Life Therapy, The Daring Way™, and sex-addiction treatment.

People usually reach out to me because they want more than a generalist or a directory listing. They want a clinician who is comfortable working with trauma, betrayal, secrecy, shame, compulsive patterns, and couples in real distress. My style is warm, direct, and experienced: I aim to help you understand what is happening, speak honestly about it, and make changes that hold up outside the therapy room.

Long Point Counseling is a private-pay practice, and I personally review each new-client request. When you contact the practice, you are not being routed through a large intake system. You are reaching out to the person you would actually be working with.

Common Reasons People From Daniel Island Reach Out

Many of the adults and couples I see are high-functioning on paper. They are working, parenting, leading, producing, and handling responsibilities, while privately feeling overwhelmed, numb, reactive, ashamed, or disconnected. Often the problem is not a lack of effort. It is a painful pattern that has taken root and is no longer responding to willpower alone.

• Trauma and trauma-related stress: painful past experiences can keep showing up as hypervigilance, shutdown, irritability, people-pleasing, nightmares, or feeling constantly on guard. Learn more about my trauma therapy.
• Betrayal trauma: after infidelity, secrecy, pornography issues, or compulsive sexual behavior in a partner, people often feel destabilized, angry, grief-stricken, suspicious, or unsure what is true.
• Couples distress: you may be stuck in the same argument with different details, cycling between conflict and distance, struggling with intimacy, or trying to rebuild trust after a rupture. See my approach to couples therapy.
• Sex addiction or compulsive sexual behavior concerns: hidden behavior, repeated promises to stop, escalating shame, and fear about what change or disclosure could mean for your life and relationships.
• Depression, anxiety, and grief: sometimes the struggle is quieter but just as disruptive, such as feeling flat, exhausted, restless, hopeless, or unable to settle after a loss or major life change.
• Addiction and narcissistic-abuse recovery: therapy can help you rebuild boundaries, self-trust, and a steadier sense of your own perceptions after prolonged confusion, manipulation, or chaos.

You do not need to arrive with a perfect explanation for what is wrong. If you know something is not working, that is enough to begin.

In-Person Near Daniel Island or Telehealth Across South Carolina

For Daniel Island residents who prefer to meet face to face, my Mount Pleasant office is the nearby in-person option. Being in the room together can be especially helpful when privacy at home is limited, when the work feels emotionally intense, or when couples need a contained space for difficult conversations.

Secure telehealth is available to clients anywhere in South Carolina. Online therapy can be an excellent fit if your schedule is packed, commuting is a hassle, travel is frequent, or you want continuity of care as life changes. Many adults and couples do excellent work online when they have a quiet, private place to talk.

In either format, confidentiality, careful attention, and real therapeutic depth matter. The goal is thoughtful, high-quality care, not a rushed or impersonal experience.

What Therapy With Jeff Is Like

Early sessions focus on understanding your history, current stressors, relationship dynamics, coping patterns, and goals. I also pay close attention to whether the fit feels right. Good therapy requires honesty on both sides, and part of the early work is deciding whether working together feels clinically and personally appropriate.

I tailor treatment rather than forcing everyone into the same model. For couples and recurring relationship patterns, I use Relational Life Therapy to get clear about the cycle you are both caught in and what meaningful repair would require. In individual therapy, my approach is trauma-informed and practical: insight matters, but so do boundaries, decisions, accountability, and day-to-day change.

I work compassionately, but I do not believe healing requires tiptoeing. We can be honest without being shaming. We can name difficult patterns without reducing you to them.

An important safety note: my practice is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, thinking about suicide, or need urgent help, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911 right now.

How to Start Therapy From Daniel Island

New clients begin with a brief confidential request that I review personally. If the fit seems appropriate, I will follow up with next steps and scheduling options for either in-person sessions in Mount Pleasant or telehealth in South Carolina.

Long Point Counseling is a private-pay practice. Working outside of insurance keeps your care confidential and shaped entirely around your goals, never capped by session limits or diagnosis codes. I’m glad to talk through current fees directly, so the financial side is clear from the start. I believe it is better to be transparent about cost from the outset so you can make an informed decision.

If you would like to learn more before reaching out, you can explore my therapy services. If you feel ready, you can start with a confidential request. There is no pressure, just a straightforward way to see whether working together makes sense.

This content is educational and is not a substitute for therapy or diagnosis. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).