Anita Silber Jrade
Compassionate therapist using evidence-based tools
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Self esteem, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Anita
Anita Silber Jrade is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 24 years of clinical experience who blends practical strategies and empathic listening to help people move forward.
Background and approach
She centers her work on evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy while also using client-centered and solution-focused techniques to tailor support to each person’s needs. Her practice emphasizes helping clients manage depression, anxiety, ADHD, stress, and mood disorders while strengthening self-esteem and emotional regulation.
She brings deep experience addressing relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, family problems, communication difficulties, and the emotional aftermath of trauma and grief. Anita also assists clients facing career transitions, workplace challenges, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose or identity.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, she offers culturally aware care across a wide range of emotional and practical concerns. Her style combines validation with concrete tools so clients can build resilience, improve communication, and pursue meaningful change in everyday life.
Applying CBT and Client-Centered Care Online
Anita integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques into her online practice, offering practical ways to address unhelpful thinking and build coping skills while maintaining an empathic, person-focused stance. CBT helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and mood disorders, and it supplies concrete exercises clients can use between sessions. Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s experience and uses reflective listening and validation to support emotional processing and self-discovery.She approaches treatment as a collaborative process, working with each client to figure out which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and life context. That means trying strategies, checking in on what helps, and adapting the plan as progress unfolds so the therapeutic approach remains tailored and responsive.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide scheduling flexibility and easier access for people juggling work, family, or mobility constraints. These formats allow for regular check-ins and use of CBT homework, solution-focused goal-setting, and client-centered conversation in ways that fit each person’s routine and pace.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish