- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Chavekka
Chavekka Edwards is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on parenting concerns and related family stress. She helps people navigate parenting strain, relationship tension, anxiety, and mood struggles using straightforward, practical conversation. Her approach is respectful and attentive to each person's needs.
She centers sessions on what the individual brings, listening first to understand specific goals. Chavekka blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thoughts and build small, realistic behavior changes.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help manage anxiety, anger, and stress in the moment. Motivational interviewing and narrative therapy are used to uncover what matters most and to reshape personal stories that get in the way of growth. Sessions aim to be collaborative - the person and therapist set priorities together and try approaches that fit daily life.
Chavekka has eight years of experience supporting people through trauma, grief, ADHD challenges, and life transitions. She also works with issues such as burnout, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and body image concerns. Her background includes helping people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, and attachment issues.
In session she offers clear, compassionate guidance and practical tools to try between meetings. The focus is on steady progress, coping skills, and stronger communication at home and work.
What Chavekka works with
Everything Chavekka lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Chavekka helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chavekka lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Approaches that fit parenting and family life online
Chavekka commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and building trust so people can explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, then tries small experiments to reduce anxiety or manage mood.She also incorporates mindfulness techniques to help calm intense emotions and improve focus during stressful parenting moments. Mindfulness involves short attention and breathing exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce reactivity and support clearer communication.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Chavekka works with each person to identify goals, try methods that match their situation, and adjust plans as needed. That process helps find what feels useful for parenting challenges, relationship tensions, or mood struggles.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller discussion is needed. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, flexible touchpoints for quick coaching, check-ins, or follow-up between sessions.
Questions people ask about Chavekka
What kinds of concerns are addressed here?
Chavekka supports people with parenting strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, grief, and intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
How would the therapy sessions feel?
Sessions are conversational and respectful, with an emphasis on listening first and setting goals together. Practical strategies and short exercises are used alongside reflective dialogue.
What is Chavekka's background and experience?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with eight years of professional experience working with trauma, family issues, mood concerns, and stress-related problems.
Where is Chavekka licensed and located?
She holds a Florida LMHC credential and practices from Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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