- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Florence
Prof. Florence Chichester helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and many life changes. She is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience based in New York.
Florence writes plainly and aims to make therapy approachable for busy parents seeking practical support. Her style is warm and focused on the person in front of her. She uses client-centered methods to listen first, then tailors ideas to fit each person's day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Sessions often include emotion-focused work to strengthen connections to feelings and attachment-based concepts to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That can mean breaking problems into small steps, practicing new skills between meetings, and tracking what works.
Florence blends these methods to match what each person needs in real time. Her background includes long experience helping people manage workplace stress, parenting strain, relationship struggles, and recovery from trauma and abuse. She pays attention to cultural and life-stage factors when shaping treatment plans.
Her goal is to support clearer communication, steadier mood, and better day-to-day coping. Florence offers a calm, practical presence and encourages small, sustainable changes. She helps people set realistic goals, test new habits, and build on successes over time.
What Florence works with
Everything Florence lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Florence helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces 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
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Florence lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and reactions. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to identify these patterns and develop alternative responses to repeated triggers. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person without pressure to change. In remote sessions this means active listening, empathy, and helping people find their own priorities and solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress; it often includes short exercises and homework that people can do between video or messaging sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Florence will talk with each person about their goals, what has helped before, and what feels most useful. Together they test methods and adapt the plan based on what actually helps in everyday life, so the work stays practical and goal oriented.
Online formats offer flexible ways to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for a quicker check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates, coaching-style prompts, or ongoing reflections between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep momentum and try new skills in real situations.
Questions people ask about Florence
What issues does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, ADHD, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then uses emotion-focused and cognitive strategies to help people try new ways of thinking and coping.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of experience working as a mental health professional with adults on a wide range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds the LMHC credential as a New York LMHC and practices from New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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