Nuri Chaves, LMHC
Florida · 10 years in practice
Nuri Chaves is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH21588 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1639890601 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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 Nuri
Nuri Chaves is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. He brings ten years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, anger, and depression. He also offers coaching to support practical life changes.
Nuri frames his work around Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment ideas to help people notice and shift patterns in relationships and emotional responses. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative. He listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Therapy can include talking through painful memories, practicing new ways to respond to stress, and learning skills to manage strong emotions.
He works with a wide range of concerns including grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness, body image, and caregiving stress.
Nuri speaks English and Spanish and draws on a client-centered stance - treatments are shaped by what matters most to each person. He encourages people to take the first step even when they feel unsure, and he supports practical steps toward more balanced daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nuri lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nuri names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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
Emotion and behavior work delivered online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift unhelpful emotional patterns. It focuses on how feelings shape responses in relationships and personal choices, and can be useful for people struggling with attachment, intimacy, and recurring emotional cycles.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to accept difficult thoughts and commit to values-based action. It can help with anxiety, stress, and moving forward after loss or life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, which can clarify why some emotional reactions repeat and how to build different responses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit a client's needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients help shape each step so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face when helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Chat and messaging allow short, frequent contact and fit into busy schedules. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care and practice new skills between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, anger, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a collaborative, empathetic approach that combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment ideas, and cognitive behavioral tools to address emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
How long has he been practicing?
He has ten years of professional experience in the mental health field working with individuals on a broad range of concerns and life transitions.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and is based in Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He accepts international clients and can provide sessions to people located outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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