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Online therapist

Giovanna Agostinelli

Calm, practical support for families

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Credentials
LMHC, LCMHC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Florida, Utah
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Giovanna

Giovanna Agostinelli is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns among many other issues. She offers straightforward support for parents who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. Her tone is practical and calm, aiming to help families find clearer routines and healthier communication.

Giovanna holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as FL LMHC MH18786 and UT LCMHC 12817355-6004. She has eight years of experience across different settings and with a wide range of ages and backgrounds.

Background and approach

That experience informs how she tailors sessions to each family’s needs. Her approach mixes familiar, practical methods. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how family bonds affect daily interactions. Sessions are collaborative and aim to teach skills you can use at home. Parents can expect help with managing stress, setting boundaries, and responding to challenging behavior.

Giovanna also addresses related issues like anxiety, grief, trauma, and self-esteem when those come up. She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. The focus is on shaping a plan that fits a family’s schedule and goals, then adjusting that plan as needs change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Giovanna often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when helping families and parents. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and pick values-based actions for daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early and current relationships shape how family members respond to each other and aims to strengthen connection and safety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person or parent about their goals and try methods that fit those needs. The process is collaborative - she adjusts tools and strategies based on what helps in real life.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to make care flexible. Video lets you work face to face from home, phone offers a simpler option without video, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or skill practice between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep using learned skills between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Giovanna works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, collaborative style that teaches skills and makes small changes you can use at home. Sessions focus on clear strategies and real-life application.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in varied settings with different ages and cultural backgrounds.
Where is she licensed and based?
Giovanna is licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and Utah with the credentials FL LMHC MH18786 and UT LCMHC 12817355-6004. She practices from Florida.
Which languages are used during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with people outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are provided to those located where her licensure applies.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Florida, Utah
Languages
English

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