Roxana Chavez

Roxana Chavez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, and grief. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach aims to make intense feelings easier to understand and handle. Roxana brings three years of clinical experience and a background in community mental health and direct client care. She emphasizes person-centered work that centers each person's goals and values. Sessions often include grounding techniques and simple, teachable practices to reduce overwhelming reactions. She also teaches introductory mindfulness skills. Those practices are offered as tools to help people notice emotions without getting swept up in them. Mindfulness is presented in short, accessible exercises that can be used between sessions. Roxana describes her style as compassionate and practical. She focuses on building steady routines and small behavior changes that add up over time. For people dealing with chronic pain, illness, or post-traumatic stress, she blends attention to daily functioning with emotional support. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Roxana aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through hard experiences and try new coping ideas. She is based in Massachusetts and works in English.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Roxana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and mindfulness practices to help people manage intense feelings and daily stress. Mindfulness is taught in short, practical exercises that teach noticing thoughts and sensations without getting overwhelmed; these skills can help with anxiety, anger, and grief. She also uses skills-oriented strategies that break down problems into small steps, teaching coping tools that can be practiced between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve routines. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Roxana works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then tries methods that fit those needs. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most in the person's everyday life. Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find virtual work lets them practice skills in the places they live and work, which can make carryover between sessions more natural.