Ana Salazar

Ana Salazar is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who offers therapy in English and Spanish. She creates a warm space where people feel seen and respected. Sessions focus on helping clients build clearer values, manage emotions, and move toward a more purposeful life.

With ten years of experience, she draws on several practical approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in clarifying values and taking action even when feelings are difficult. Mindfulness practices are used to ground attention and reduce reactivity.

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and immigration or multicultural concerns are also within her focus areas. Ana supports clients through life changes such as divorce, separation, and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters.

Sessions incorporate client-centered principles, meaning the person’s priorities guide the work. Motivational Interviewing may be used when people are weighing change and need help finding their own reasons to act. Narrative Therapy tools can help reframe difficult stories and open space for new meanings.

People who prefer therapy in Spanish or English can work with her, and she accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Ana commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name their values and take meaningful action even when feelings are hard to face. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small, practical experiments to change behavior and mood.

She also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to keep the work grounded in what matters most to each person. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences with each client and adjusts methods so they fit the person’s needs and pace.

Session logistics can affect how therapy fits into daily life, so confirm the specific session formats before booking. Many people find online therapy useful because it can save travel time, make scheduling easier around work or school, and allow shorter check-ins when a brief update is needed. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how sessions can be arranged to work with your routine.