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Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff

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Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff, LMFT

Florida

LMFT - Relationships and Parenting

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About

  • behavioral activation
  • attachment focus
  • CBT and DBT tools

About Zereana

Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience based in Florida. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Jess-Huff favors an educational, skills-focused approach. Sessions emphasize behavioral activation - practicing concrete skills between meetings. People can expect clear plans, step-by-step goals, and homework that translates into everyday life.

Her work draws on a mix of established methods including attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, and emotionally-focused strategies. These are presented in straightforward language so clients can actually use them at home.

She has particular experience with abandonment and attachment issues, blended family challenges, codependency, communication and commitment problems, domestic violence, and disruptions tied to chronic illness or bereavement. Jess-Huff also works with process addictions such as shopping or gambling and with love addiction.

She lists an interest in women’s health and supporting members of the LGBTQIA community, including transgender people. International clients are accepted, and sessions are conducted in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the See online therapy options button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships affect how people connect and respond to loved ones. It helps when someone wants to understand patterns of closeness, abandonment concerns, or insecure attachments and learn different ways to relate.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood. It involves reflective listening and working at the client’s pace to build clearer goals and make choices that fit everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior. It combines small experiments, skill practice, and straightforward strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and compulsive habits.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to prioritize and adjust the plan as work progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, avoiding travel time, or joining from a location with fewer interruptions. It can also allow steady skill practice between sessions and clearer continuity when life changes or travel make in-person visits difficult.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Texas, Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family or parenting issues does she help with?

She helps people address parenting strain, blended family challenges, communication problems, and conflicts tied to caregiving or separation.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her approach is educational and skills-focused, using behavioral activation so clients leave sessions with practical tasks to try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, and addictions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LMFT and holds licensure as a Texas LMFT and Florida LMFT, and she practices from Florida.

Can she work with people who live outside the United States?

Yes, she accepts international clients and provides sessions in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is pricing handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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