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- Anxiety and depression
- Relationship help
- Trauma and recovery
About Florence
Prof. Florence Chichester is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience in New York. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, and life changes. She also supports concerns like parenting stress, addiction, grief, ADHD, and self-esteem issues.
Florence works in a plainspoken, person-centered way. She focuses on what feels most important to each person and helps them build skills they can use day to day. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, stronger coping strategies, and steps toward goals that matter to the client.
Her background includes long-term practice with workplace stress, family dynamics, and trauma recovery. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the needs of each person rather than relying on a single method. This means sessions can be practical and focused or more exploratory, depending on the situation.
Florence pays attention to cultural and life-stage differences and emphasizes respect for each person's story. She seeks to create an environment where people feel heard and can try out new ways of handling difficult moments. The goal is steady progress and more confidence in everyday life.
For people navigating big changes, persistent mood struggles, or challenges after injury or illness, she offers steady support and problem-solving. Prospective clients should use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching and scheduling process.
Florence works in a plainspoken, person-centered way. She focuses on what feels most important to each person and helps them build skills they can use day to day. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, stronger coping strategies, and steps toward goals that matter to the client.
Her background includes long-term practice with workplace stress, family dynamics, and trauma recovery. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the needs of each person rather than relying on a single method. This means sessions can be practical and focused or more exploratory, depending on the situation.
Florence pays attention to cultural and life-stage differences and emphasizes respect for each person's story. She seeks to create an environment where people feel heard and can try out new ways of handling difficult moments. The goal is steady progress and more confidence in everyday life.
For people navigating big changes, persistent mood struggles, or challenges after injury or illness, she offers steady support and problem-solving. Prospective clients should use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching and scheduling process.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect feelings and behavior. It helps people who struggle with trust, intimacy-related issues, and attachment concerns to understand and change repeated patterns.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding without judgment. The therapist follows the client's concerns and helps people find their own solutions, which can be helpful for stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. Decisions about pacing and focus are made collaboratively so the plan fits the person's needs.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce time spent traveling, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises, communication skills practice, and mood-monitoring tools to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and many life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. Sessions focus on better communication, coping skills, and steps the client can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with workplace stress, family dynamics, trauma recovery, and other long-term concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients be seen?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.