Prof. Florence Chichester, LMHC

Prof. Florence Chichester is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her practice also addresses caregiving stress, grief, addiction, and concerns that touch on aging and geriatric issues.

She uses straightforward, people-focused methods in sessions. Florence listens first and helps clients clarify what matters most to them. She works with clients on communication, coping skills, and rebuilding confidence after difficult experiences.

Her background includes long experience supporting workplace stress, family dynamics, trauma recovery, and questions of life purpose. Florence emphasizes cultural sensitivity and pays attention to how background and identity shape problems and goals.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs. She draws on approaches that center relationships and emotions, while also offering practical tools for daily life. Clients can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and planning for change.

Florence holds the credential LMHC, licensed in New York. She offers services in English and does not accept international clients. To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule a session. Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. In practice this means looking at patterns in close relationships and helping people build more secure ways of connecting and relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and tackle problems like sleep or eating struggles. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's goals and perspective, offering space to talk while the therapist reflects and helps people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then recommend or combine approaches that fit those needs. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick conversation helps. It can also let people choose sessions that match their energy on a given day, such as focusing on emotion work one week and skill practice the next. Licensed professionals tailor both pacing and approach to what each person needs.