- Bilingual English Spanish
- Goal focused
- Strengths based
About Yelitza
Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes. She works with individuals on self-esteem, motivation, career concerns, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are grounded in practical steps people can use between meetings.
With 13 years as a Florida LMHC, she has worked across private practice, community programs, crisis stabilization, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing. That variety shaped a problem-solving approach that focuses on what is useful now. She emphasizes each person's strengths and practical next steps over long theory-heavy talks.
Her style centers on listening without judgment and helping clients set clear, achievable goals. Yelitza uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build coping skills and break unhelpful patterns. She also draws on Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when they fit a person's needs.
She supports people dealing with relationship strain, family-of-origin issues, divorce and separation, and financial stress. She also helps those coping with abandonment, attachment concerns, aging and caregiver stress, and recovery from grief or trauma related to disasters. Practical tools and steady encouragement are mainstays of her work.
Many clients find her approach direct and collaborative. She asks questions, helps set small goals, and tracks progress over time. To begin, people complete a brief questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
How her approaches translate to online work
Yelitza often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then try different actions to change results. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and strengthen commitment to goals. This approach is helpful for motivation, career shifts, and habits that feel stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and test methods that feel most helpful. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as work progresses so sessions match real-life needs.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and let people fit brief check-ins into a busy day. It can also allow a focus on homework, skill practice, and tracking progress between meetings to help bring change into everyday life.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Yelitza supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem, ADHD, sleep issues, career struggles, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and trying small, useful steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 13 years of professional experience working in private practice, community programs, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the regions she serves.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.