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Alina Ghitea

LMFT Florida 6 years of experience

Warm, practical therapy for life transitions

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Alina Ghitea
  • Emotion-focused
  • Skill-based tools
  • Relationship support

About Alina

Alina Ghitea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida. She brings six years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy struggles, and life changes. Her style is warm and hopeful and she aims to be a calm, reflective presence during hard moments.

Alina uses approaches that focus on emotions, attachment, and practical skills. She often blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and on small steps that make daily life feel more manageable.

She has worked with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career transitions, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder. Additional areas she supports include ADHD, adoption and foster care issues, codependency, immigration-related stress, and feelings of isolation or low self-esteem. Alina also addresses intimacy, communication problems, and anger so people can reconnect with what matters to them.

Her sessions are collaborative and grounded in real life. She helps clients build skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when useful, and uses emotionally-focused and attachment-based ideas to repair strained connections. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and better relationships.

Alina works in English and practices in Florida as an LMFT. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details through the site’s matching process.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based ideas focus on connection and patterns in close relationships. This approach looks at how early bonds shape expectations and helps people notice and change repeating relationship habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. It is practical and goal-oriented for everyday problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions in relationships and helps people express and respond to feelings in clearer ways.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. That process often begins by talking through what matters most and trying one or two techniques to see what helps.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist’s practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a work break or between appointments. It also lets people practice skills in the places they live and then bring observations back to sessions to refine the plan.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCodependencyCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Alina help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career changes, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include ADHD, adoption and foster care topics, codependency, and multicultural concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and hopeful, combining listening with practical tools. Sessions emphasize emotional awareness, skill building, and real-life steps clients can try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of experience working as a therapist and counselor. That experience includes helping people with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and career transitions.

Where does she practice and what are her credentials?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. The credential appears as LMFT in her profile.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing details through the site before scheduling.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability as shown in the matching results.

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