Yashira Valdez, LCSW

Yashira Valdez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida. Her style is straightforward and respectful, with an emphasis on setting clear, achievable steps.

Valdez focuses on concerns like low self-esteem, anxiety, stress, grief, and depression. She also helps people cope with relationship struggles, life transitions, and issues that can appear in young adulthood. Additional areas of attention include postpartum depression, jealousy, and aging or geriatric concerns.

Her sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. She uses CBT to identify patterns that keep problems going and to try small experiments that can bring relief. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help with stress and grounding when emotions feel intense.

Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when people feel stuck or unmotivated to make changes. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to affect daily life and functioning. She adapts language and pace to each person’s needs.

With seven years of clinical experience, Valdez structures sessions so they feel practical and doable. She aims to make therapy a place to talk honestly and practice new ways of coping. Signing up starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the person’s life.

Practical online approaches: CBT and mindfulness

The practitioner uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors in everyday situations. CBT often involves setting small, measurable goals and testing what works to reduce anxiety, low mood, or stress.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to strong emotions. Simple breathing and grounding practices are introduced to make stressful moments easier to get through. Motivational Interviewing can be added when someone feels unsure about change; it focuses on clarifying values and strengthening commitment through conversation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then shape the plan together. That collaborative decision helps match techniques to real-life needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video works well for in-depth conversations, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.