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Online therapist

Harvey Dedemadiz

Compassionate support for family and life challenges

Credentials
LMHC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Harvey

Harvey Dedemadiz is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and family conflict. He also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Harvey works in English and Spanish and practices with clients in Florida and beyond.

He keeps sessions practical and collaborative. Harvey listens first and helps clients set clear, manageable goals.

Background and approach

He offers faith-informed care when requested but always honors each person’s beliefs and values. Therapy focuses on building coping skills and improving day-to-day functioning. Harvey brings diverse experience from corrections, child investigations, community practice, ministry, crisis intervention, and independent practice.

Those roles shaped his understanding of how life events affect emotions and relationships. He emphasizes trauma-informed care and respects each person’s pace during healing. In sessions he teaches practical strategies for managing strong emotions and navigating life changes.

He helps parents tackle parenting challenges and families work through conflict with clearer communication. When needed he supports processing grief and trauma in ways that prioritize safety and gradual progress. With three years as a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - Harvey aims to create a respectful, compassionate atmosphere.

He helps clients build resilience, learn coping tools, and make steady progress toward clearer thinking and healthier relationships.

Evidence-Based Care Online for Families and Life Changes

Harvey uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide online sessions in ways that fit real life. One approach focuses on trauma-informed care, which helps people process difficult experiences at a gentle, manageable pace and build skills to reduce reactivity and flashbacks. Another approach emphasizes practical coping skills training to manage anxiety, stress, and strong emotions through techniques that can be practiced between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. He works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and what feels comfortable. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they stay relevant and useful for parenting challenges, family issues, or individual healing. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep support going during life transitions. Harvey aims to provide consistent, accessible care that fits how people live and communicate today.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
He supports stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family conflict, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would he describe his therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. He listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches coping tools while respecting personal beliefs.
What relevant experience does he have?
His background includes work in corrections, child investigations, community practice, ministry, crisis intervention, and independent practice, which informs his trauma-aware approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the credential LMHC with licence FL LMHC MH27680 and practices in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish

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