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Yelitza Chaves, LMHC

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Yelitza

Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual LMHC practicing in Florida who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She works with clients on concerns such as parenting, self-esteem, motivation, career challenges, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Background and approach

Fluent in English and Spanish, she partners with clients to build on existing strengths and move toward more satisfying, sustainable change. With 13 years of experience across independent practice, community settings, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing, she draws on a range of clinical tools to tailor support.

Her style centers on respect for each person's story and a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance that emphasizes empowerment and practical steps. Interventions are chosen to match each client’s needs and goals, with a focus on consistent, intentional work that promotes resilience and clearer coping strategies.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy places the client’s perspective and choices at the heart of the work, focusing on empathy and support so people feel heard while exploring their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and offers practical techniques to shift those patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and motivation concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for managing intense emotions and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then adapt methods accordingly so the plan fits the client rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from different locations within Florida, and use the communication method that feels most useful for making steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem and motivation difficulties, relationship and family problems, sleep issues, career concerns, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, drawing on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor strategies to each person.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 13 years of professional experience working in personal and community settings, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing programs.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida with the designation FL LMHC MH20809 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish

What Yelitza can help with

Yelitza Chaves works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Yelitza works with clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, parenting issues, and motivation.

How Yelitza approaches therapy

Yelitza's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Yelitza uses CBT and motivational interviewing.

Experience and training

Yelitza is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 13 years of clinical experience.