- Bilingual English Spanish
- Attachment and CBT approaches
- Experience with trauma
About Zelimna
Zelimna Taveras is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She speaks English and Spanish and brings eight years of counseling experience to sessions. She focuses on practical support for everyday problems like anxiety, stress, parenting challenges, and grief.
She uses an approach rooted in attachment work, cognitive behavior strategies, and emotion regulation skills. That means sessions often look at relationship patterns, thought habits, and skills to manage strong emotions. Conversations are aimed at clear, doable steps rather than long theoretical talks.
Zelimna has worked with children, adolescents, and adults facing trauma and loss. She has substantial experience supporting families and young people who have faced instability or social service involvement. That background informs how she notices safety, routines, and coping needs in a household.
In sessions she leans on motivation and strength-focused techniques to help people set realistic goals and follow through. Parents often get concrete tools for behavior, communication, and managing sleep or eating concerns. For individuals, she helps build skills for anxiety, anger, self-esteem, and mood shifts.
She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can speak in English or Spanish. Prospective clients from outside the United States are not supported at this time. People considering therapy are encouraged to use the Start Therapy process to match and schedule a first appointment.
How her approaches guide online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds. It helps people notice connection styles and build steadier ways of relating to loved ones. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation and distress tolerance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose what fits their goals and needs. That means discussing what feels most useful and adjusting methods as progress is made.
If you are interested in online sessions, confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use similar therapeutic techniques online as they do in person, and these methods can support parenting challenges, trauma recovery, mood management, and relationship work when adapted to a virtual setting.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Zelimna commonly address?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends attachment-focused work with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical skills. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and managing intense emotions.
What kind of background does she bring to therapy?
She has eight years of counseling experience and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults affected by trauma, social service involvement, and housing instability.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in the state of Florida.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.