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Irenaida Diaz, LCSW

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Irenaida

Irenaida Diaz is a Florida-licensed LCSW with four decades of experience helping people address complex life challenges. She centers her practice on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care, shaping conversations and treatment plans around each person’s particular circumstances.

Background and approach

Her work includes support for addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, eating-related issues, coaching, and ADHD, along with related areas such as codependency, immigration concerns, impulsivity, and post-traumatic stress. Her style emphasizes collaboration and practical problem solving, drawing on client-centered methods and evidence-informed strategies to create achievable steps forward.

Irenaida adapts her approach to match a client’s goals, cultural background, and communication preferences, offering therapy in both English and Spanish. She encourages taking gradual, courageous steps toward greater well-being and stays focused on outcomes that matter to the individual.

Clients can expect a clinician who values dignity and cultural sensitivity, and who combines long-term experience with flexible, goal-oriented work. Irenaida aims to support people as they navigate recovery, identity questions, eating and substance-related issues, and life transitions with tailored care that reflects their unique needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs

Client-centered therapy focuses on meeting people where they are, prioritizing empathy and the client’s own goals to shape treatment. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive environment to explore identity, life transitions, or relationship and emotional concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, often used for anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and many everyday challenges. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes concrete steps and short-term goals to create measurable progress when clients want forward movement within a defined timeframe.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which approaches best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Conversations about style and goals help tailor sessions and adjust techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy life or connect from different locations. These options support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow the work to continue with consistent scheduling and adaptable communication formats.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice includes addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, coaching, and ADHD, along with many related areas such as codependency and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, client-centered approach combined with practical methods like CBT and solution-focused techniques to create tailored plans that emphasize achievable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of professional experience working with diverse concerns and has developed a practice grounded in long-term clinical work.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida, FL LCSW SW15288.
In which languages can clients communicate?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients for therapy across those languages.
Which session formats are available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseEating disordersCoaching

Also works with

ADHD

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish