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Online therapist

Yelitza Chaves

Compassionate support for stressed parents

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

About Yelitza

Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual licensed mental health counselor who speaks English and Spanish. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and self-esteem concerns. Her style is practical and straightforward, aimed at parents who need clear tools and steady support.

She frames each conversation around a person's real life needs and existing strengths to make change feel doable. Yelitza draws on a mix of approaches tailored to each person.

Background and approach

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thoughts and establish new routines. She also brings motivational interviewing to sessions to build momentum and clarify what matters most to the client. Solution-focused ideas help keep work short-term and goal-oriented when appropriate.

Her background includes work across personal and community settings, crisis stabilization, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing programs. That variety informs how she adapts tools for busy parents and people with shifting schedules. She aims to be nonjudgmental, respectful, and down-to-earth in every session.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can address a wide range of concerns beyond parenting, such as sleep problems, career strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and family-of-origin issues. Yelitza presents options clearly and helps people pick steps that fit their life.

She holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential - LMHC - and brings 13 years of professional experience in Florida. Her work emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and steady support during life transitions.

Practical therapy methods for online family and parenting support

Yelitza uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and stress by breaking big problems into small, manageable steps.

She also employs motivational interviewing to build motivation and clarify personal goals. This approach helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to begin a change. Solution-focused techniques are used too to set short-term goals and find small, effective strategies that fit daily life.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to your priorities and suggests methods that match your goals, preferences, and family situation. Clients can expect an open conversation about what feels most useful and adjustments over time as needs change.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to keep momentum between meetings. They also allow follow-up and brief check-ins when a full session is not needed, which many people find helpful for maintaining progress.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, self-esteem, sleep issues, career stress, depression, ADHD, and many family-related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on clear goals, skill building, and steps you can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 13 years of professional experience across independent practice, community programs, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - FL LMHC MH20809 - and practices in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish

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