Florcita Hancock-Rios, LCMHC

Florcita Hancock-Rios is a licensed mental health professional in North Carolina with 15 years of experience supporting individuals through life transitions and emotional challenges. As an LCMHC - a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - she combines professional training with a compassionate, respectful approach to help people build resilience and move toward more fulfilling lives.

She has worked extensively with stress and anxiety, parenting concerns, anger management, motivation, self-esteem and confidence, and depression. Her practice emphasizes listening carefully to each person and tailoring conversations and treatment plans to fit unique circumstances and goals. Florcita values sensitivity and respect in every interaction and aims to create a therapeutic environment where clients feel understood and supported.

Recognizing that reaching out for help requires courage, she focuses on empowering clients to take the steps they choose toward change. Her work centers on collaboration, adapting methods to meet individual needs, and helping people discover practical strategies for daily coping and long-term growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Florcita Hancock-Rios integrates several evidence-informed approaches into online sessions to meet each person where they are. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative and nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist supports the client’s own insight and growth - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, processing life changes, and improving motivation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. It is practical for addressing anxiety, depression, stress, and anger by teaching skills for managing symptoms and solving everyday problems.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, which can reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and emotional overwhelm. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Florcita works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best align with their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling and access. These formats allow clients to engage in therapy from different locations and to choose the communication style that fits their life while working with licensed professionals and therapists to make steady progress.