- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Dr.Claribel
Dr. Dr.Claribel Perez is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, parenting strain, and anger management challenges.
Dr. Perez draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. She focuses on building a working relationship and helping people notice strengths they already have. In early sessions she listens to the current situation and collaborates on clear goals that can change as progress is made.
Her style is structured and practical. Sessions involve exploring unhelpful thoughts, learning new coping skills, and practicing behavioral changes between meetings. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used when they fit the issue at hand.
She has a background in education, including long experience as an English teacher and adjunct professor, which influences her straightforward, instructional way of working. That background supports psychoeducation and skill-building during sessions.
People often come for help with life transitions that feel overwhelming, such as leaving home, starting work, relationship shifts, or changes tied to health and aging. Dr. Perez asks questions, suggests exercises, and reviews progress together so clients can track what helps.
To get started she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
How her approaches guide online sessions
Dr. Perez often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through step-by-step exercises and practice. It is useful for anxiety, mood issues, and adjusting to life changes. Client-centered work centers on active listening and collaboration to help people clarify goals and build on their strengths.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for relationship and anger-related concerns. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process and is decided together based on goals and preferences.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. The therapist asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or letting someone join from a quieter location. The therapist will work with each person to shape session length and focus so therapy fits around work, school, or caregiving commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes among other related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and structured, combining cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in counseling and related professional roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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