Ariana Guevara, LMHC

Ariana Guevara is licensed in Florida as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She supports individuals facing a range of challenges, including addictions, relationship struggles, family conflict, and eating disorders, and brings focused experience to concerns such as coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem.

She strives to build an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed freely and explored collaboratively. Ariana emphasizes a supportive stance as clients take the often-difficult first steps toward greater well-being, offering steady guidance through change and recovery.

Her work also attends to related issues like blended family dynamics, codependency, dissociation, process addictions, seasonal affective disorder, and self-harm, tailoring support to each person’s needs. Ariana’s approach centers on listening closely and partnering with clients to identify practical strategies and meaningful goals that align with their values and life circumstances.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action. In practice this approach helps people move forward despite discomfort and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems like disordered eating by offering concrete strategies to manage symptoms and change behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It is often helpful for intense emotions, self-harm urges, and relationship difficulties by building skills to navigate strong feelings and improve communication.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Ariana Guevara collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with licensed professionals makes it possible to access care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and allow people to receive consistent support in ways that fit their daily life and comfort level.