Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Silvia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Silvia
Silvia Bibas is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage everyday stresses and major life shifts. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life.
Silvia speaks English and Spanish and works with adults on a wide range of concerns, including anger and stress, depression and anxiety, and issues around relationships and intimacy. Her approach centers on listening first and building on a person's strengths.
Background and approach
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when stronger emotional connection and understanding are needed. Sessions can also include mindfulness practices and narrative work to help people see their stories from new angles.
Silvia aims to teach skills that can be used between sessions, such as breathing techniques, thought reframing, and simple behavioral steps to reduce reactivity. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. People often come for help with parenting stress, career strain, grief, trauma-related concerns, or challenges tied to multicultural and immigration experiences.
She also supports clients facing health-related stress such as cancer or caregiver compassion fatigue. Silvia emphasizes practical tools and steady support while clients work toward clearer goals. To begin, she asks people to reflect on what matters most to them and what small changes would help.
The early work focuses on building coping skills and lowering intensity, then shifts to longer-term patterns and goals.
What Silvia works with
Everything Silvia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Silvia's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
Approaches Silvia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Silvia blends therapeutic approaches for online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on what already helps a person; the therapist uses this to create a collaborative space and to guide goal-setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skills-based, aimed at noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps when patterns of emotional disconnection or strong reactivity drive relationship problems; it supports clearer emotional expression and understanding.Silvia treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss preferences, how symptoms show up, and concrete goals, then try methods that fit those needs. If something isn't helping, she adjusts the plan together with the client.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video is useful for in-depth work and exercises that use body language. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or have a short check-in when schedules are tight. These formats give flexibility while keeping therapy focused on progress and practical tools.
Questions people ask about Silvia
What concerns does she address?
Silvia helps with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, trauma and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a collaborative, strengths-focused style and steers sessions toward practical skills like breathing exercises, thought reframing, and behavioral changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people on mood, relationship, and life-change concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, shown as LMHC, and practices from Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for different scheduling needs and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.