- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Alina
Alina Ghitea is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Florida. She draws on a blend of practical therapy methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and relationship concerns. Alina keeps sessions straightforward and focused so parents and individuals can address immediate problems and build lasting skills.
Alina uses techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and emotion-focused work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
She also incorporates attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationship experiences influence current connections. Sessions move at a steady pace and include concrete steps clients can practice between meetings. She has six years of clinical experience supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and major life changes like career shifts or immigration stress.
That experience includes helping with anger, social anxiety, panic, and mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. Alina also addresses issues like codependency, family of origin concerns, and adoption or foster care related questions. Her style is warm and collaborative.
She aims to create space for honest talk about difficult feelings and relational patterns. Clients can expect a focus on what is happening now, and which realistic changes might make day-to-day life easier. Alina offers sessions in English and works through practical formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
People interested in starting a match with her complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
What Alina works with
Everything Alina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alina lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online support
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and reactions. Online sessions use gentle conversation to identify those patterns and try new ways of relating, which can help with relationship strain and intimacy concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In teletherapy, CBT uses short exercises and practical homework to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic attacks.
Emotion-focused work helps people notice and name core feelings so those emotions can be expressed and processed. This approach is useful for grief, trauma responses, and improving emotional connection in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Then she will adapt techniques over time so the plan fits your needs and circumstances.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text and live chat let clients send quick updates or work through thoughts between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or a changing work life.
Questions people ask about Alina
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and mood disorders among other struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and collaborative with a focus on practical skills. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try new ways of coping between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working as a mental health practitioner and therapist supporting a range of emotional and relational issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Session fees vary by location and therapist scheduling. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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