About Hector
Hector Zayas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on practical, straight-forward support. He brings 11 years of clinical experience and lived experience in long-term recovery to work with people struggling with anxiety, stress, addiction, and related concerns. He favors a firm but compassionate style.
Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and honest, with attention to what a person wants to change. Hector draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
His background includes helping people with substance use and process addictions, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship strain. He also supports those dealing with control issues, guilt and shame, and problems tied to first responder or veteran experiences. That combination of clinical and personal experience shapes how he plans care.
Hector typically adapts his approach to each person. He uses Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change and Solution-Focused techniques to set small, concrete steps. This makes sessions practical and useful between meetings.
People who choose him can expect clear discussion of goals, simple strategies to practice, and steady encouragement toward healthier routines. He works in Florida and offers services in English.
How Hector’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions give space for that honest conversation and let the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify thought patterns and test new behaviors. In virtual sessions this often means setting small practice tasks between meetings and tracking progress over video or messaging.
Motivational Interviewing is a short, conversational method to build willingness for change. It works well online because brief phone or messaging check-ins can maintain momentum between longer sessions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Hector will talk with each person about their goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. That collaborative process guides which methods are used and how sessions are structured.
Online therapy offers flexibility for fitting care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can work for shorter check-ins or quick skill practice. These options make it easier to keep consistent work toward recovery and coping goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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