- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and family
- Career transitions
About Evelyn
Evelyn (Jeanie) Cosmai is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 30 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, depression, and career or life transitions. Jeanie also addresses intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
Jeanie draws on client-centered methods to make sessions focused on each person’s priorities. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when helpful to change unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her approach for building awareness and taking steps toward goals.
Clients who have adoption or foster care concerns, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric questions, or family of origin issues may find topics on the table. She also works with people dealing with codependency, communication problems, guilt or shame, and the fallout from divorce or separation.
Sessions often include talking through what feels stuck, learning small behavior changes, and trying new ways to cope with strong emotions. Jeanie pays attention to spiritual perspectives when clients want to include them in sessions, and she respects each person’s beliefs.
Her background over three decades gives her experience with long-term and short-term concerns. People typically leave sessions with a clearer next step and practical strategies to use between meetings.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. In practice this looks like the therapist asking about priorities and shaping sessions around those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts that fuel anxiety or low mood and test new, more useful ways of thinking and behaving. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs and goals. That might mean using CBT tools one week and DBT skills the next, or combining mindfulness with motivational interviewing to build forward momentum.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals can also adjust pacing to match school, work, or caregiving commitments so therapy fits into everyday life rather than adding extra strain.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, grief, and life transitions relevant to young adults.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses client-centered work combined with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to focus on practical coping and clearer decision making.
How much experience does she have?
Jeanie has 30 years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns from career questions to grief and family issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.
Can she work with people who don’t live in the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
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