About Anita
Anita Silber Jrade is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care. She brings 24 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and ADHD. Anita speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.
She uses straightforward strategies to help clients build self-esteem and handle life changes. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, setting realistic goals, and everyday steps clients can try between meetings. Anita aims to make each session feel grounded and useful rather than overly clinical.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, and workplace stress. She helps people facing divorce, family problems, and questions about identity or sexuality. The emphasis is on practical coping tools and on rebuilding a sense of control after difficult events.
Anita draws on client-centered methods that put the person’s experience first. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals. These approaches are mixed to match a client's needs and pace.
People who choose Anita often want straightforward, compassionate guidance. She works to create a space where clients develop stronger self-love, clearer communication, and a clearer sense of life purpose. Her bilingual skills make it easier for Spanish speakers to be understood and heard.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people explore what matters most to them. This approach can help with relationship struggles, self-esteem, and identity questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on short-term goals and immediate changes. Sessions typically identify what’s already working and build on small, achievable steps toward the client's priorities.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to find the best fit over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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