Anabel Perez, LMHC

Anabel Perez is a licensed mental health counselor who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on the lasting effects of growing up in chaotic or emotionally intense homes and on compassion fatigue. Her approach is down-to-earth and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more connected to their values.

Anabel brings a warm, candid presence to sessions and treats conversations like real human exchanges. She blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with compassion-focused work so clients can better understand patterns and reactions. Sessions often include practical tools that people can use between meetings.

Her work pays special attention to attachment and abandonment themes, codependency, control and commitment challenges, and difficulties with communication. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic guilt, shame, isolation, jealousy, or uncertainty about life purpose and self-worth. The focus is on small, usable shifts that add up over time.

Anabel has five years of clinical experience and practices as an LMHC, licensed in Florida. That background informs how she structures sessions and tracks progress. Many clients find the mix of direct feedback and empathetic support helpful when making changes.

To begin, she asks people to consider their immediate concerns and goals so sessions can be tailored. Her style is collaborative: she helps identify clear next steps and checks in about what is and isn’t working as therapy continues.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Evidence-based techniques are a core part of her work. These methods focus on teaching concrete skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. For example, clients might learn specific tools to reduce anxiety, reframe unhelpful thoughts, or build clearer communication habits that help with relationships.

Compassion-focused work is another element she uses. This approach helps people develop a kinder internal voice and reduce harsh self-criticism. It can be useful for issues like guilt, shame, low self-worth, and caregiver burnout by building more supportive self-talk and emotional regulation skills.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will work with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in about how exercises feel and adjusting methods when needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work often makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, to have shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or to avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can often tailor session pace and homework to match everyday demands, helping therapy stay practical and manageable.