Aurilia Gray-Grimes, LMHC

Aurilia Gray-Grimes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with seven years working as a licensed therapist. She has more than 25 years of experience in the faith-based community supporting single mothers, young adults, and people navigating relationship challenges. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and low self-esteem.

Aurilia offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most to them. She treats clients as partners in the work and moves at a pace that feels comfortable. She shares practical tools clients can use between sessions to build skills and manage difficult moments.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, chosen to fit each person’s needs. She helps with relationship concerns and communication struggles, and supports people facing control issues, guilt, shame, or loneliness. She also works with people exploring life purpose and self-love, and addresses issues often experienced by women.

Sessions often involve talking through recent events, identifying patterns, and practicing new ways to respond. For grief and trauma-related concerns she may use approaches aimed at processing painful memories. For anxiety and mood issues she uses strategies that address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.

Aurilia emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. She aims to help people leave therapy with tools they can use on their own. If someone is unsure whether this is the right fit, she encourages trying an initial session to see how the working relationship feels.

Therapeutic approaches used for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help people better understand their feelings and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety and lift mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on emotions in close relationships and helps people learn new ways to communicate and connect.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Aurilia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The therapist and client check in together about what feels helpful and what should change.

Session logistics and available formats should be confirmed before booking, since the profile does not list specific session types. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and fit into busy days, and certain approaches lend themselves to short skill-focused check-ins or longer processing sessions. If someone wants to focus on skill practice, sessions can emphasize structured exercises and homework. For work on memories or grief, sessions may include paced processing over several meetings. Ask about the current session options when you schedule to match format and approach to your needs.