Juanita Riley, LMHC
Florida · 35 years in practice
Juanita Riley is a licensed mental health counselor with 35 years of experience who helps people facing relationship trouble, grief, anxiety, and life changes.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH4756 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1639317001 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Juanita
Juanita Riley is a licensed mental health counselor with 35 years of experience who helps people facing relationship trouble, grief, anxiety, and life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can name what feels hard and decide what to try next. Her work often focuses on emotional pain from past trauma, feelings of emptiness, and struggles with self-esteem.
She also helps people manage stress, anger, sleep problems, career worries, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Juanita pays attention to how family dynamics and commitment or communication issues shape daily life. In sessions she uses straightforward conversation and practical exercises. Some approaches she draws on include Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose values-based actions.
She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person’s priorities. Juanita brings a calm, respectful presence and aims to make therapy accessible. She supports people through hospice and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and issues tied to aging.
She also addresses domestic violence, infidelity, and abandonment-related pain. Based in Florida, she works with people who want to sort through intense feelings and build clearer steps forward. Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual and on small, practical ways to change day-to-day life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Juanita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Juanita names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches applied to online care
Juanita often combines Existential therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Existential work looks at meaning, choice, and how people cope with life’s big questions, which can help when grief, emptiness, or major transitions feel overwhelming. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and emotions without getting stuck, and on choosing actions that match what matters most to the person.She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person’s needs, listening carefully and shaping sessions around the client’s goals. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals and circumstances change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, and family-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct, combining client-centered conversation with practical exercises to notice patterns and try new behaviors.
How long has she been practicing?
She has practiced for 35 years and brings that experience to work with a wide range of life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Florida LMHC and provides services from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work together with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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