About Waynette
Waynette Speakman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 12 years of practice. She aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, or major life changes. Her approach is practical and goal-focused, and she keeps conversations direct and easy to follow.
Waynette mixes talking therapy with hands-on skills. She draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person's goals.
Background and approach
She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. Dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness tools add ways to manage strong emotions and stay grounded. Her work emphasizes problem solving and small, achievable steps.
She pays attention to family background, attachment and relationship patterns, and how those affect current choices. This makes sessions useful for people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, addictions, or coping after trauma and abuse. Waynette also supports people facing concerns like body image, codependency, commitment fears, or grief from separation and loss.
She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help clients find practical next steps. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Her LMHC credential signals a state-level license to practice in Florida. If someone needs help sorting out stress, ADHD challenges, or shifts in life, Waynette offers steady, goal-directed support.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's goals and experiences. It emphasizes listening, respect, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client, which helps people who are unsure where to begin or who want gentle, steady support.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and repetitive habits because it targets specific patterns and builds new skills.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal skills. These skills are useful for people who struggle with sudden mood shifts, anger, or difficulty staying calm under stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as you progress. Together you can try different strategies and decide what feels most helpful.
Online therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face-to-face across distance, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy days while keeping the focus on skill-building and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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