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Mercy Estevez, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Grief, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Mercy

Mercy Estevez is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping people navigate depression, grief and loss, substance use concerns, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a motivational, nonjudgmental stance that supports clients in identifying practical goals and making changes that feel attainable. Her approach is client-centered and supportive, inviting individuals to take an active role in shaping their treatment while drawing on their own strengths and experiences.

Mercy blends motivational techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to help clients manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression. Fluent in English and Spanish, she works with people facing issues like addiction, parenting difficulties, anger, abandonment, caregiver stress, body image, and feelings of isolation.

Mercy describes therapy as a collaborative journey in which the client maintains control over priorities and outcomes while the therapist offers guidance, structure, and encouragement to foster growth and resilience.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so clients set the agenda and the therapist offers empathetic support and guidance. This approach is useful for addressing life transitions, self-esteem, and relationship concerns because it centers the client's priorities and pace.

Motivational interviewing helps people explore ambivalence and strengthen their own motivation for change. It is effective for issues such as substance use, lifestyle changes, and goal-directed work because it uses reflective questions and encouragement rather than pressure.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Mercy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She may draw from client-centered work, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, solution-focused strategies, or trauma-focused elements depending on what emerges in early sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to continue care from different locations within Florida. These formats support consistent, ongoing work on symptoms like anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, grief, and stress while allowing clients to choose how they engage in the process.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Mercy commonly address?
She works with a broad set of challenges including grief, depression, anxiety, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, and stress-related problems.
What is Mercy's therapeutic style like?
Her style is supportive, client-centered, and motivational, focusing on collaboration and goal setting while avoiding judgment.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Mercy has 12 years of experience providing motivational counseling for depression, grief, substance use, and other life circumstances.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW license in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW2538 and practices from Florida.
Which languages does she speak and can she see international clients?
She offers services in English and Spanish and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for remote work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDomestic violenceEmptinessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish

What Mercy can help with

Mercy Estevez works with clients on grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching.

Mercy works with individuals with depression, grief and loss, and substance abuse.

How Mercy approaches therapy

Mercy's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Mercy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 12 years of clinical experience.