Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Juanita works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Juanita
Juanita Riley is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 35 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, anger, or major life changes. Her style is steady and practical, with a focus on clear steps people can try between sessions.
Clients often come with relationship problems, sleep troubles, career strain, or wounds from past trauma. Juanita listens closely to what matters most and helps people find small, doable changes that add up.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and feeling stuck or empty. Her approach draws from several therapy methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally focused work. These methods are mixed to match each person’s situation rather than following a single script.
Sessions focus on what feels most useful in daily life and on building skills people can use right away. Juanita brings decades of practice guiding people through grief, caregiving stress, infidelity, and family conflict. She also supports those facing aging and end-of-life concerns, blended family challenges, or struggles with codependency and control issues.
Her experience includes helping people manage anger without making things worse. Sessions are offered in English. Juanita provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
She practices in Florida as a FL LMHC and tailors her work to each person’s goals and pace.
What Juanita works with
Everything Juanita lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Juanita's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Juanita lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward what matters, which can help with anger, anxiety, and feeling lost.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy. The therapist offers an open, nonjudgmental space so people can find their own solutions and rebuild self-trust after trauma or big life changes.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, such as sleep problems, stress responses, or behavior that fuels anger.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Techniques may be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside work, caregiving, or other daily demands.
Questions people ask about Juanita
What concerns does Juanita commonly address?
She helps people with relationship troubles, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, anger, and career or life-change pressures.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
The style is practical and collaborative, using listening, skill building, and problem-solving to make daily life easier.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 35 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.