Yelitza Chaves, LMHC

Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual licensed mental health counselor who works in English and Spanish. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and life transitions. Her tone is straightforward and nonjudgmental, and she encourages people to build on the strengths they already have.

She brings 13 years of experience across private practice, community programs, crisis stabilization units, schools, outpatient services, and corporate wellbeing. That background informs a flexible approach aimed at real-world problems like sleep disruption, career worries, caregiving strain, and relationship conflict. Sessions are meant to help clients identify small, workable steps they can take between meetings.

Her work draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. These approaches are used to help people reframe thoughts, practice new skills, increase motivation, and set achievable goals. The emphasis is on practical tools rather than jargon.

Yelitza says people are the experts in their own lives and that therapy is a collaborative effort. She aims to provide clear guidance while listening for each person's priorities and cultural context. Her bilingual skills support Spanish speakers who prefer working in that language.

Her practice also pays attention to aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress when these concerns come up. People interested in starting can expect a direct, supportive process that focuses on day-to-day changes and measurable progress.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals and choices front and center, focusing on listening and reflecting so each session follows the client's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical exercises for changing unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness in everyday life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try out techniques, and adjust methods based on what the client finds useful. That collaborative process helps match tools to the concern, whether it's anxiety, caregiver stress, or sleep trouble.

Confirm the available online session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can attend from wherever they are. Many clients find that working remotely helps maintain consistency and lets them practice skills between sessions in the contexts where challenges actually happen.