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Yelitza Chaves

Practical, collaborative therapy for life changes

LMHC Florida

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, 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, parenting challenges, and other life transitions. She approaches each person with respect for their strengths and experience, helping them build motivation, confidence, and practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Her background spans independent practice, community settings, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing, which informs a pragmatic and flexible style. Chaves draws on an integrative toolkit that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to support clearer thinking, goal setting, and actionable change.

She emphasizes collaboration and nonjudgmental guidance, inviting clients to take an active role in shaping treatment while offering structure and evidence-informed techniques. With 13 years of clinical experience and fluency in English and Spanish, she aims to meet clients where they are and help them move toward more satisfying daily functioning and emotional balance.

Evidence-Informed Methods for Online Support

Yelitza Chaves integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to address practical problems and emotional experience. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building concrete skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and validation to help people explore their values and feel supported while making changes.

She treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process, working with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current needs. The therapist will adjust techniques over time and invite feedback so the plan evolves in ways that feel useful and manageable.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care without travel, and they allow practical tools and skill-building exercises to be practiced between meetings for steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address most often?
She works with issues including stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationships, family matters, sleep problems, career concerns, depression, coaching needs, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her practice is integrative and client-centered, using approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, DBT skills, and solution-focused techniques to combine emotional support with practical strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working across personal and community sectors, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing environments.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida with license FL LMHC MH20809.
Can I work with her in my language?
Services are offered in both English and Spanish; she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to 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