Shalin Candelaria

Compassionate, evidence-informed care for life challenges

LMHC Florida

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Shalin

Shalin Candelaria is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who centers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy within a collaborative, client-focused practice. She uses structured, evidence-informed techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping strategies for concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, and navigating life changes.

Background and approach

With five years of clinical experience, she blends CBT with client-centered and emotionally focused interventions to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Shalin also incorporates trauma-informed tools such as EMDR and relationship-focused methods like the Gottman Method when relevant, addressing areas that include trauma and abuse, self-esteem, attachment and communication challenges, and a range of additional concerns from chronic illness and caregiver stress to substance-related and eating issues.

She offers services in English and Spanish and practices in Florida, guiding clients through step-by-step skill building and emotional processing while respecting individual pace and goals.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve coping with life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person’s experience guides the pace of work and supports self-directed growth. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people explore and reorganize emotional responses in relationships and can be useful for attachment and communication challenges.

Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns and then tailor sessions using one or more methods that fit the client’s needs. This collaborative planning helps ensure that techniques and session formats align with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online delivery through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and differing comfort levels. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access therapy from home or work, and use communication styles that suit each person while working with licensed professionals who adapt evidence-informed methods to virtual settings.

Frequently asked questions

What types of problems does this therapist help with?

Shalin works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and she also addresses many additional concerns such as caregiving stress, chronic illness, addiction, and communication issues.

What is the therapist's general approach to therapy?

Her practice emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered style that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside emotionally focused and trauma-informed techniques to build practical skills and emotional insight.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience providing mental health care and has applied a range of evidence-based methods across diverse presenting concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is licensed as an LMHC with license FL LMHC MH25496 and practices in Florida.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are available in English and Spanish; international clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and availability.

How are fees and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish