- CBT and EFT
- Attachment focus
- Communication skills
About Alina
Alina Ghitea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem concerns, depression, grief, and social anxiety and phobia.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns that keep them feeling stuck. Sessions focus on what is happening now in relationships and inside the person - how thoughts, feelings, and behavior interact. Alina draws on cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused ideas to help people try new responses and reduce distress.
Alina also incorporates attachment-based perspectives to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. That can be useful when relationship dynamics or family of origin problems make it hard to connect or trust. She attends to issues that often appear alongside mood concerns such as ADHD, panic attacks, bipolar mood shifts, and cultural or immigration-related stress.
People bring a wide range of life events to sessions, including parenting strain, career transitions, trauma and abuse, adoption and foster care concerns, and isolation or loneliness. The work can include learning skills for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and resolving codependency or forgiveness struggles.
Therapy is collaborative. Alina helps people set clear goals and tests small changes between sessions. She explains approaches plainly and checks in about what is or is not working as treatment progresses.
How Alina’s approaches translate to online work
Alina often brings cognitive behavioral strategies and attachment-based perspectives into her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and panic reactions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current interactions and can help when relationship trust or intimacy is a concern.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is observed.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Many people find that remote sessions let them practice skills in everyday contexts and keep continuity during life changes, and the therapist will discuss practical arrangements when scheduling.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused techniques to identify patterns and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as a mental health practitioner and therapist.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.