Yelitza Chaves, LMHC

Yelitza Chaves is a bilingual mental health professional based in Florida who brings 13 years of experience to her clinical work. She practices as an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), offering therapy in both English and Spanish to support clients facing a range of life challenges. Her practice emphasizes respect for each person’s lived experience, with a belief that individuals already possess strengths that can help them move through difficult moments.

Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety management, grief and loss, parenting concerns, self-esteem and motivation, relationship and family challenges, sleep problems, career issues, and coping with life transitions. She also works with issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and multicultural concerns, and addresses related topics like abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and financial or midlife challenges.

Clinically, she employs an integrative, client-centered approach, using evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She aims to support and empower people without judgment, collaborating with clients to identify practical strategies and sustainable steps toward greater satisfaction and wellbeing.

Yelitza emphasizes an intentional and consistent therapeutic process and remains committed to ongoing learning in ethical, evidence-informed practices. Her bilingual skill set and diverse clinical approaches enable her to tailor support to each person’s needs and cultural context.