Mildred Sellars , LCSW

Mildred Sellars is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of practice in Florida. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes. Mildred offers straightforward, respectful care and focuses on each person’s needs. Her experience includes work in crisis units, schools, residential settings, and community mental health programs. She has supported people with severe mental illness, foster children and foster parents, and those facing grief and loss. She has also assisted people navigating career decisions and relationship concerns. Mildred uses a client-centered style that centers the person in the room. She listens first, then helps people choose practical steps that fit their life. She aims to treat everyone with dignity and respect in every session. Her approach draws on therapies that help with thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and building meaningful values-driven actions. Mildred also works with issues tied to attachment, parenting stress, adoption and foster care, and intimacy-related challenges. She supports those facing burnout and compassion fatigue. People can expect clear, calm conversations and tools they can try between sessions. Mildred believes progress comes from small, steady changes and collaboration on real goals.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to change mood and reactions; it works well for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can help with intense emotions and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mildred will talk with each person about their goals, what feels most helpful, and which methods to try. Decisions about approach are collaborative and can shift as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to keep in touch between sessions. These options aim to make therapy flexible and accessible for people balancing work, family, and other demands.