- Goal focused
- English and Spanish
- Strength based
About Flora
Flora Pazos is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Florida. She brings 25 years of experience to her work and speaks both English and Spanish. Flora aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and other life challenges.
Flora uses a goal-focused approach that is tailored to each person's needs. She works with people to set clear goals and build skills they can use between sessions. Her style values respect, dignity, and the client’s own choices during the process.
Sessions often include learning coping techniques, practicing communication skills, and addressing patterns that get in the way of daily life. Flora draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused methods to center what matters most to the client and find workable steps forward.
People come to Flora for a wide range of concerns including coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, and issues related to adoption and foster care. She also supports people dealing with chronic conditions like bipolar disorder, ADHD, or cancer-related stress by helping them manage symptoms and daily demands.
Flora believes therapy is useful whether someone has a mental health diagnosis or simply wants to improve well-being. She focuses on practical strategies that build on each person’s strengths and helps them take small, steady steps toward their goals.
How her approaches translate to online work
Flora commonly draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based ideas. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and supporting the client’s own goals, helping people feel heard and understood. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. Mindfulness techniques teach simple practices that calm the mind and improve focus during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the situation. Together they adjust techniques over time so the work stays practical and relevant.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also use structured CBT exercises and mindfulness practices effectively in remote sessions, which helps people practice skills between meetings and apply them in daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Florida, New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is goal-oriented and individualized. She teaches practical strategies and techniques that clients can use between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
She has 25 years of professional experience as a mental health clinician. That experience covers a wide range of adult concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC and is based in Florida. The licenses shown are FL LMHC and NJ LPC.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.