Zelimna Taveras, LMHC

Zelimna Taveras is a bilingual mental health professional based in Florida with more than eight years of clinical experience. She is a LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) who has worked with children, adolescents, families, and adults on a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, anxiety, and anger management.

Her practice has emphasized trauma-informed care, with specialized training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy. She also holds certification in Trauma-Focused CBT and in Infant Mental Health-Attachment Therapy, and has applied these skills with at-risk youth, families involved in social services, children with special needs, and homeless families.

Taveras integrates evidence-based approaches such as CBT and trauma-focused methods alongside strength-based, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to tailor treatment to each client's needs. She aims to create a non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences, build coping skills, and work toward greater stability. Therapy is framed as an alliance of hope, and she is committed to empowering clients to make healthy decisions on their journey toward wellness and resilience.

She looks forward to supporting individuals and families as they navigate change and healing.

Approaches for Online Care and Therapeutic Support

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. It helps clients explore patterns of closeness, separation, and trust, making it useful for attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and family relationship challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and problem-solving around day-to-day challenges by building practical coping skills and clearer thinking patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. This approach can assist clients who struggle with strong emotional reactions, anger, or relationship difficulties by teaching concrete strategies for managing reactions and communicating more effectively.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Zelimna Taveras works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt strategies over time to fit the client’s progress and changing priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to schedule appointments, maintain continuity of care, and access support from different locations. These options can help clients integrate therapy into busy lives while working with licensed professionals who tailor treatment to their circumstances.