About Heidy
Heidy Castaneda is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and life transitions. She also supports people living with ADHD as they learn practical ways to manage daily demands. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and take place through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Heidy uses a collaborative, straightforward style. She focuses on building resilience and improving communication skills so clients can handle conflict and change more easily.
Background and approach
Faith informs her perspective, and she draws on that where clients find it meaningful. Her work centers on real-life problems like workplace stress, identity and body image concerns, and repeating patterns that come from family of origin issues. She helps people untangle codependency, address attachment worries, and cope after infidelity or separation.
Practical tools and steady guidance are part of each session. With four years of clinical experience as an LMFT in Florida, Heidy combines evidence-based techniques with a person-centered approach. She encourages clients to explore life purpose, strengthen boundaries, and develop habits that support daily functioning.
Progress is paced to the person’s needs. People meet Heidy when they want clear steps and a calm presence while they work through change. Her goal is to help clients leave sessions with something usable - an idea, a skill, or a new perspective they can try between appointments.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Heidy draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address practical problems and emotional distress. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and resilience through step-by-step strategies that help manage anxiety, stress, and daily challenges. Another approach emphasizes communication and relationship skills, practicing ways to set boundaries, express needs, and handle conflict more effectively.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heidy will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their life and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful, and clients are encouraged to give feedback so sessions stay focused on their priorities.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a longer, more involved session is useful. Phone sessions are a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send quick reflections, get brief coaching between sessions, or check in without being on camera or on the phone. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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