About Raymond
Raymond (Ray) Castiglia is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, anger, bipolar struggles, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD. Ray aims to make the first step easier by listening without judgment and offering clear, practical next steps.
He keeps sessions focused and straightforward. Clients can expect a calm, patient presence and help breaking problems into manageable pieces.
Background and approach
Ray uses practical strategies to address sleeping, self-esteem, career questions, intimacy concerns, and relationship stress. Ray draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and build on what is already working. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change, and Solution-Focused Therapy is useful for setting small, concrete goals. His style is collaborative. He listens first, then suggests tools that fit a person’s life and schedule.
Sessions include skill-building, short-term planning, and regular check-ins to track progress. Ray offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to stay connected. He practices across a wide range of life challenges, including compassion fatigue and career transitions, and helps people develop steady routines and coping strategies.
How Ray’s Approaches Work Online
Ray blends Client-Centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to make online sessions feel useful and grounded. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person, which helps build trust and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve sleep.Figuring out the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals and day-to-day life. That conversation guides whether sessions focus on skills practice, changing unhelpful thoughts, motivational work, or short-term problem solving.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video lets you use visual cues and teach skills in real time. Phone sessions are helpful when internet bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to use brief coaching tools during the week.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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