Yelitza Chaves, LMHC

Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual English-Spanish licensed mental health professional in Florida with 13 years of clinical experience. As an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), she has worked across private and community sectors, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing programs. Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief and loss, address parenting and family concerns, and build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Yelitza approaches therapy from a strengths-based, integrative perspective, believing that each person is the expert on their own story and already holds many resources for growth. She emphasizes intentional, consistent work without judgment and aims to support and empower clients as they pursue more fulfilling and happier lives. Her clinical toolkit includes cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques, applied with attention to each client’s needs and cultural background.

Clients seeking assistance with relationship and family dynamics, sleep problems, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, or life transitions will find practical support and collaborative planning. Yelitza combines evidence-based methods with a compassionate stance to help clients identify goals, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Yelitza uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management. She also integrates motivational interviewing, a collaborative conversation style that helps people explore their own reasons for change and build motivation for goals such as improving self-esteem, parenting, or career decisions. In addition, solution-focused techniques are used to highlight strengths and quick, goal-oriented steps that move clients toward concrete improvements.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Yelitza works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. She tailors interventions over time so therapy aligns with what a client needs in the moment and where they hope to go.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited mobility. These formats make it easier to access consistent support, try different communication styles, and maintain progress between sessions with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt methods for remote care.