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Zelimna Taveras

Practical, bilingual counseling for life challenges

LMHC Florida

Experience
8 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Zelimna

Zelimna Taveras is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida. She speaks English and Spanish and brings eight years of clinical experience to her work.

Background and approach

Zelimna focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. Her style is direct and collaborative.

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-focused approaches to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness to build coping skills and emotional regulation.

Zelimna has spent much of her career helping people affected by trauma and abuse and those navigating grief or major life changes. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, challenges with self-esteem, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.

Her background includes work with at-risk youths and with people who have experienced housing instability. In sessions she focuses on clear steps you can take between meetings.

That can mean practicing communication skills, building routines for sleep and eating, or learning calming exercises for anxiety. She offers interventions tailored to each person’s goals and pace.

People meet her and find a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through hard topics. Zelimna aims to empower clients to make steady changes and to regain a sense of stability and control in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Many clients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy because it gives clear steps to change thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding patterns in close relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating to others. The Gottman Method offers practical communication and conflict tools that can help reduce arguments and improve connection in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Sessions include checking progress and picking tools that a person can use between meetings.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and interactive exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and easier scheduling around work or childcare. These options help people keep consistent care while fitting therapy into a busy day.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Zelimna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep and eating problems, anger, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, DBT skills, mindfulness, and the Gottman Method concepts to help people change patterns and build coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of counseling experience working with people affected by trauma, those facing grief and loss, and individuals dealing with parenting and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish