Iliana Prieto
Compassionate, experienced therapist for Spanish speakers
LMFT Florida
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Iliana
Iliana Prieto centers her practice on collaborative, evidence-informed methods with a strong emphasis on cognitive behavioral strategies. As a Florida-licensed LMFT with 22 years of professional experience, she focuses on helping people navigate relationship difficulties, family tensions, grief and loss, and challenges around motivation, self-esteem, and depression.
Background and approach
Her work emphasizes practical skills and meaningful conversation to address current concerns while exploring patterns that maintain distress. Prieto works primarily with Spanish-speaking or bilingual clients, offering therapy in Spanish and adapting the pace and language of sessions to each person’s needs.
She approaches each client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping both dialogue and treatment plans to match individual circumstances. Acknowledging that starting therapy takes courage, she aims to make the initial steps approachable and supportive while tailoring interventions to the client’s goals and cultural context.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Iliana Prieto integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods into her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to change them; this approach is commonly used for depression, low self-esteem, and motivation challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports self-directed growth, which can be helpful when processing relationship or family concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often blend techniques so treatment feels personalized rather than fixed, and clients are invited to provide feedback as therapy progresses.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life, whether someone prefers real-time conversation or more frequent text-based check-ins with a licensed professional.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish