- 15 years experience
- LMHC credential
- English sessions
About Florence
Prof. Florence Chichester is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She supports individuals dealing with grief, addiction, parenting strain, and intimacy-related concerns. Her work often addresses self-esteem, coping with life changes, and career pressures in practical, down-to-earth ways.
She uses a person-centered stance that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals, improved communication, and building emotional awareness. Florence draws on Attachment-Based work to look at relationship patterns and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps people try small changes that can make daily life easier. She pays attention to cultural background and life stage when adapting strategies.
Florence also brings Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas into moments that involve hurt or closeness. That helps when people want to understand and change painful interaction cycles. She uses Existential perspectives when clients want to explore meaning, values, or life purpose.
Florence is based in New York and holds the LMHC credential, which indicates licensure as a mental health counselor. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted. To begin, people use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to therapist availability.
She uses a person-centered stance that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals, improved communication, and building emotional awareness. Florence draws on Attachment-Based work to look at relationship patterns and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps people try small changes that can make daily life easier. She pays attention to cultural background and life stage when adapting strategies.
Florence also brings Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas into moments that involve hurt or closeness. That helps when people want to understand and change painful interaction cycles. She uses Existential perspectives when clients want to explore meaning, values, or life purpose.
Florence is based in New York and holds the LMHC credential, which indicates licensure as a mental health counselor. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted. To begin, people use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to therapist availability.
How attachment, CBT, and emotion work translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current bonds. It helps people notice recurring interaction cycles and practice different ways of connecting and responding in close relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and low mood.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people recognize, name, and work with strong emotions in the moment to change painful interaction patterns and deepen emotional understanding.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Florence will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That can mean trying one method first and adjusting over time as different issues arise.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, remove commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue steady work during life transitions while keeping therapeutic goals in focus.
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
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Florence supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addiction, grief, intimacy-related problems, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then works with clients on practical steps to change thinking, behavior, and relationship patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on issues like trauma recovery, workplace stress, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
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.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.