- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Celena
Dr. Celena Heine is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and substance use struggles. She approaches work with respect and compassion and aims to create a straightforward, practical path forward for each person.
Dr. Heine uses clear conversation and goal-focused steps to help clients feel steadier day to day. With a PhD in Psychology and seven years of clinical experience, she draws on several proven methods to guide sessions.
Background and approach
She often uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how early relationships affect current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Her sessions tend to be collaborative and client-centered.
That means the person sets priorities and Dr. Heine helps shape tools and strategies around those goals. She mixes skill-building, coaching, and reflective conversation depending on what the client needs most.
People consult her for a range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses relationship patterns, codependency, communication problems, and family-of-origin issues. Therapy with her often combines practical coping skills with deeper work on attachment and self-understanding.
The aim is to reduce immediate distress while building habits that support better relationships and clearer decision-making. Dr. Heine invites clients to begin at a pace that feels manageable and to shape the process as they go.
What Celena works with
Everything Celena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Celena helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Celena lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 attachment work and skills training translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early caring relationships shape expectations and patterns today. Online sessions can use discussion and guided reflection to notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT work in video or chat sessions often includes homework, thought logs, and short behavioral experiments between meetings.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and life demands and then suggest techniques to try. That plan is revisited as progress is made, so strategies change if something isn't working well.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people juggling parenting and work. Video calls let you see facial cues and do hour-long sessions when time allows. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and are useful for days when being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or days when a shorter contact is all you can fit in. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills between sessions.
Questions people ask about Celena
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, addictions, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining reflective conversation with practical skill-building and coaching to meet each person's goals.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She holds a PhD in Psychology and has seven years of professional experience working with mood, anxiety, trauma, and coaching-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to work together.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription 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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