Dr. Dr.Claribel Perez

Dr. Dr.Claribel Perez, who invites people to call her Dr. Claire, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (FL LMHC MH21629) and a Certified Clinical Sex Therapist. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and a professional background that includes 30 years as an English teacher and service as a UCF adjunct professor, both now retired.

Her counseling style is caring, structured, resourceful, supportive, and empathic. She works with stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and coping with life changes.

Dr. Perez integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a humanistic and psycho-educational approach, prioritizing the therapeutic relationship and the exploration of clients' personal strengths to address current difficulties and cultivate a healthier sense of self - guiding individuals toward positive self-actualization and fulfillment. She supports clients in identifying and navigating challenging thoughts and emotions while providing a non-judgmental space for open sharing.

In the first session she focuses on understanding the client’s current situation and offers attentive listening. She collaborates with clients to develop tailored goals that reflect their specific interests, and she provides emotional support and guidance as progress and needs evolve.

Overall, Dr. Perez’s practice emphasizes empowerment, emotional support, guidance, well-being, and healing through a collaborative process that helps identify personal strengths and meaningful goals. She recognizes that beginning therapy requires courage and is committed to offering insights and practical tools to support each client’s journey. She looks forward to working with new clients and wishes them well.