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Zelimna Taveras

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Zelimna Taveras, LMHC

Florida

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMHC
  • LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH17344
  • NPI1639572472
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • CBT methods
  • Attachment focus
  • Mindfulness skills

About Zelimna

Zelimna Taveras is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with eight years of counseling experience. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns.

She has worked across age groups and settings, including children, adolescents, and adults, as well as with families affected by trauma. Her background includes work with at-risk youth, social services, children with special needs, and homeless families. That experience informs how she notices patterns and practical obstacles in everyday life.

Zelimna blends cognitive tools and attachment-focused ideas in sessions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also draws on attachment-informed techniques to look at how early relationships affect current reactions.

She integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness exercises to teach emotion regulation and grounding strategies. For relationship concerns she uses elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and conflict moments. The emphasis is on small, doable changes rather than sweeping fixes.

Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now, what triggers strong feelings, and what the person wants to try differently. Zelimna works in English and Spanish and practices in Florida as an LMHC. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thought patterns that fuel anger and to practice testing new responses. CBT sessions focus on concrete steps like tracking triggers and trying small behavioral experiments. She also draws on Attachment-Based approaches to look at how past relationships shape reactions; this can help when anger links to feeling abandoned or controlled.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick techniques that match their goals and daily life. That means checking in about which skills feel useful and adjusting focus as things change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let people work without commuting. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt DBT skills practice and mindfulness exercises to remote appointments so skills can be practiced between meetings.

Areas of focus

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

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with related to anger?

She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and parenting challenges. Anger is addressed as one of many emotional responses to these situations.

What therapy styles does she use for temper issues?

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, mindfulness, and attachment-informed approaches to address strong emotions and behavior patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of counseling experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families affected by trauma and related concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices there.

Can I work with her in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she see clients outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions billed and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; exact pricing depends on your chosen plan and location.

How do I begin a first session?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule the 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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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