Lissette Collazo Maza , LCSW

Lissette Collazo Maza is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She guides clients through practical steps to build confidence, improve motivation, and cope with change. Lissette speaks English and Spanish and draws on more than two decades of experience in behavioral health as a Florida LCSW.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings and life events. Sessions focus on clear, doable goals rather than jargon. Lissette listens closely and helps people identify small actions that lead to better daily routines and improved mood.

Her work addresses a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, sleep struggles, ADHD, and relationship patterns like attachment and abandonment worries. She also supports people navigating career transitions, midlife questions, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation.

Lissette uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on evidence-informed methods to teach coping skills, change unhelpful thinking, and strengthen emotional regulation. The result is a practical plan clients can use between sessions.

Clients can expect collaborative sessions that balance empathy with skill building. Lissette aims to help people repair connection, reduce panic and worry, and regain a sense of purpose. Her straightforward style helps people move from feeling stuck to making steady progress.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions by focusing on meaningful goals rather than fighting every uncomfortable feeling.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. In sessions clients learn concrete strategies to shift thinking patterns, reduce panic or worry, and change behaviors that maintain problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past efforts and then tailor methods together. That collaborative planning helps shape which techniques are emphasized in ongoing sessions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and work in real time, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to keep momentum while managing work, caregiving, or travel.