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Dr. Theresa Boyd

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Theresa

Dr. Theresa Boyd brings 25 years of clinical work as an LMHC in Florida, guiding people through stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma.

Background and approach

She emphasizes practical coping skills while attending to the emotional patterns that make change difficult, offering a steady presence for those facing grief, relationship struggles, career challenges, and questions of life purpose. Her style blends evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance-based and attachment-focused perspectives to help clients clarify values, shift unhelpful thinking, and strengthen relationships.

Therapy is framed as a collaborative process in which personal strengths and lived experience inform treatment goals. Dr.

Boyd also addresses a range of related concerns including bipolar conditions, ADHD, intimacy and self-esteem issues, compassion fatigue, and substance-related problems. Sessions are conducted in English and are organized around each person's circumstances and goals.

She creates space to explore guilt, shame, control and communication patterns while working toward concrete strategies for coping with life changes and restoring a sense of agency.

Online Approaches That Combine Skills and Insight

Dr. Boyd commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering concrete exercises for managing anxiety, depression, and addiction-related urges. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide people toward clarified values and committed action, which can be especially useful for coping with life transitions and persistent distress. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work when relational patterns and early connection styles are shaping current difficulties, helping clients understand and rework how they relate to others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to explore what feels most relevant and practical, tailoring methods to the client's goals, preferences, and life context rather than following a single model rigidly.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with these methods through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit consistent mental health work into busy schedules, apply skills in daily life, and stay connected with a licensed professional when in-person visits are not practical.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and career concerns, ADHD, and related patterns such as codependency or control issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, strengths-based approach that integrates techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment-based, and client-centered therapies to combine practical skills with exploration of underlying emotional patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working as a licensed mental health clinician with a wide range of mood, trauma-related, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential FL LMHC MH13299 as a licensed mental health counselor.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their scheduling needs and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English