About
- Grief and loss
- Motivational approach
- Mindfulness practices
About Mercy
Mercy Estevez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 12 years of experience. She focuses on concerns such as grief, depression, anxiety, addiction, parenting stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. Mercy also addresses issues like self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and trauma and abuse.
Her approach is client-centered. She uses motivational techniques to help people clarify goals and take practical steps toward change. Sessions are conversational and direct. Mercy listens, reflects, and helps clients identify small, achievable actions.
She draws on mindfulness practices to help with stress, emotional regulation, and slowing down intense reactions. Solution-focused methods are used when people want short-term plans and concrete strategies. For experiences linked to trauma, she uses trauma-focused work to carefully address painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life.
Mercy describes her style as supportive and nonjudgmental. She helps people sort through complicated feelings and make decisions they feel ready to try. The work often includes setting clear goals, noticing patterns that hold people back, and building practical coping skills.
She works in both English and Spanish. People considering a first session are encouraged to review online options and complete the brief matching questionnaire before scheduling. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Approaches and working online
Mercy commonly uses client-centered methods that focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters to them. This approach supports people who need to sort out priorities, manage parenting demands, or cope with grief.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help reduce stress and notice emotional patterns. Mindfulness work here usually involves brief exercises and practical ways to slow down reactions during a busy day. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to help people resolve mixed feelings and find internal reasons to try changes, which can be useful for substance use concerns, habit change, or sticking with parenting goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mercy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and pace. She checks in about what is and isn't working and adjusts plans together with the client.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can focus on steady progress between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she support?
She works with adults on parenting stress, blended family issues, caregiver strain, and communication problems related to family life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and motivational, focused on goal-setting, practical steps, and a nonjudgmental tone.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of experience as a clinical social worker in Florida working with issues like depression, addiction, and grief.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, FL LCSW, practicing from Florida.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Yes, sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.