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Heidy Castaneda, LMFT

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Heidy

Heidy Castaneda is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and life transitions, including attention-related concerns such as ADHD.

Background and approach

She emphasizes practical tools and emotional insight to help clients build resilience, strengthen communication skills, and navigate career or personal changes. Her practice blends a compassionate, faith-informed stance with evidence-based techniques to support trauma recovery, improve self-image, and address workplace or family-of-origin issues.

Heidy guides people through exploring patterns like attachment concerns, codependency, and communication problems while helping them clarify values and life purpose. With four years of clinical experience, Heidy aims to empower clients to heal from past wounds and develop sustainable coping strategies.

She offers services in both English and Spanish from her Florida practice, using a collaborative, strengths-focused approach that honors each person’s background and goals.

Evidence-Informed Care and Flexible Online Options

Heidy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide clients toward clearer thinking and healthier patterns. One approach she uses focuses on trauma recovery, which helps people process past hurts, reduce intrusive symptoms, and build strategies to manage triggers. Another emphasis is on skills-based work for anxiety and stress that teaches practical coping tools, relaxation strategies, and improved communication to address both internal distress and interpersonal conflicts.

Choosing the most helpful approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Heidy frames this as a collaborative exploration. She partners with clients to identify goals, test different strategies, and adapt interventions over time so that treatment aligns with each person’s needs, values, and preferences.

Online therapy in her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit care into a busy life and allow consistent access when schedules or mobility are limiting. These formats offer flexibility for follow-up, skills coaching between sessions, and varied ways to communicate so clients can engage in the manner that feels most effective for them.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with related issues such as attachment, body image, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work is collaborative and strengths-focused, combining a compassionate, faith-informed perspective with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients develop coping skills and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a practicing clinician supporting people through trauma recovery, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida with credential number FL LMFT MT5016 and maintains a practice based in Florida.
Can I work with her in Spanish or from another country?
She provides services in both English and Spanish; however, she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesPost-traumatic stressWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish