Therapist profile
Zelimna Taveras, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - trauma and relationship concerns
Continue with ZelimnaWhere Zelimna stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH17344
- NPI
- 1639572472
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness skills
About Zelimna
Zelimna Taveras is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting concerns, relationship issues, grief, and challenges such as ADHD and codependency.
She has a background working with children, adolescents, and adults. Her work has included supporting people affected by trauma and helping parents manage parenting strain. She has experience with at-risk youth, social services, children with special needs, and families experiencing homelessness.
In sessions she uses practical, skills-based methods. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Attachment-based ideas shape how she looks at relationship patterns and closeness issues.
She also uses strategies from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotional regulation and skills for handling intense moments. When relationship concerns arise she brings in principles from the Gottman Method to address communication and interaction patterns.
People who come for help can expect straightforward work on boundaries, communication, self-esteem, and coping with moods. Zelimna aims to help clients make clearer choices and reduce recurring stressors. She offers services in both English and Spanish and works from her Florida LMHC credential when providing care.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at patterns of closeness and trust. Online sessions can use this to notice how people describe relationships and practice different ways of connecting or setting limits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and testing them with new behaviors. In remote sessions, that often means setting small experiments and reviewing results together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be practiced in weekly sessions and reinforced between appointments.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and which methods feel most useful. Together they decide which mix of strategies to try and adjust them over time based on what works.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the available options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, a shorter check-in can work during a lunch break, or audio-only meetings use less bandwidth. Licensed professionals often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care when travel or schedules get in the way, while still focusing on practical skills such as boundary setting, emotion regulation, and communication practice.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, ADHD, and codependency among other topics.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and skills-focused, using methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, attachment-informed work, DBT skills, and Gottman ideas for relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of counseling experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by trauma and related challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and provides services under that credential in the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats handled and scheduled?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or in-person sessions are offered.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.