Shalin Candelaria

Shalin Candelaria is an LMHC based in Florida who draws on five years of clinical practice to support people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Her work emphasizes a collaborative relationship that centers the individual’s goals and preferences while using structured interventions when helpful. She blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques to help clients build skills for managing emotional distress and improving day-to-day functioning.

Her areas of focus include depression, self-esteem, coping with change, and consequences of abuse and attachment injuries. She also addresses concerns such as chronic illness and pain, family-of-origin dynamics, substance-related issues, and relationship challenges. Services are offered in both English and Spanish. Ms. Candelaria integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused work, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Gottman Method principles, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each person’s needs. She frames therapy as a paced, practical collaboration aimed at creating clearer thinking and more adaptive coping over time.