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Lissette Collazo Maza

Supportive licensed social worker focused on practical change

LCSW Florida

Experience
22 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Lissette

Lissette Collazo Maza, LCSW, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make starting therapy easier for someone who is worried or unsure.

Background and approach

Her first priority is helping clients feel heard and understood. She creates a calm space where people can talk about parenting concerns, low mood, sleep problems, career stress, or trouble with motivation.

She supports work on self-esteem, coping skills, and navigating relationship and family conflicts. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between meetings.

Her approach uses several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change thought patterns that feed anxiety or depression.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and actions people want to live by. The Gottman Method offers straightforward tools for improving communication and reducing conflict.

With 22 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Florida, she brings a steady, experienced presence to sessions. She works collaboratively, listening first and then tailoring strategies to each person’s situation.

Clients can expect clear, simple suggestions and skills to try outside of sessions. Therapy can be short-term coaching for a specific goal or longer work on deeper issues like trauma, attachment wounds, or codependency.

Lissette emphasizes small, manageable changes and supports people as they practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit busy lives

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and then take small steps toward those values despite hard feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and moving through life transitions. The Gottman Method provides concrete communication tools and exercises designed to lower conflict and build more effective ways to connect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and gives practical tools to change behavior and mood.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals, try out methods, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. Often sessions combine ideas from different approaches to match a person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into real life. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a visual check-in matters. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter conversation is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options provide flexibility so therapy can work around work, family, and daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, sleep issues, and career-related stress. Other focuses include trauma and abuse, ADHD, and relationship communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then offers practical skills and steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of professional experience as a clinician working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish