Ariana Guevara

Ariana Guevara is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing addiction, relationship strain, family conflict, eating concerns, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. Ariana welcomes conversations about process addictions, dissociation, codependency, blended family issues, seasonal affective disorder, and self-harm. Ariana aims to make sessions feel approachable and straightforward. She creates an open space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. She encourages small, manageable steps toward change rather than jumping to big fixes. Her style blends active listening with practical tools. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Client-Centered Therapy. That mix helps clients learn coping skills, challenge unhelpful patterns, and clarify what matters to them. Ariana has nine years of professional experience working with these concerns and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. She focuses on collaboration, helping people set goals that make sense for their lives and values. If someone is unsure where to start, Ariana works through priorities together and builds a plan that fits daily routines. Her approach is goal-oriented but flexible, so people can practice changes at their own pace.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Ariana uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify values, and take small actions that matter. ACT is useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and patterns that keep people stuck.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT offers concrete skills for managing mood, stress, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are sometimes used to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong feelings get in the way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ariana collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan together.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule shorter check-ins around work or caregiving. It also lets people focus on skill practice between sessions and bring real-life situations into conversation for problem solving.