- CBT informed
- DBT skills
- Faith-aware work
About Evelyn
Evelyn (Jeanie) Cosmai is a Florida LMHC with 30 years of clinical and coaching experience. She works with adults who feel stuck during life transitions, relationship shifts, grief, anxiety, family problems, and anger. Jeanie also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career crossroads, and the loneliness that can follow big changes.
Her approach includes client-centered work alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She blends practical skills with conversations about faith when clients want that included. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, learning clearer communication, and building everyday coping skills.
Jeanie names Christian faith as part of her worldview and says spiritual concerns can be part of the work when clients bring them up. She aims to help people notice their inner strengths and the choices they can make in difficult moments. That perspective appears alongside evidence-based techniques in her sessions.
Practical goals in her work include reducing reactive anger, improving relationship communication, and managing stress and anxiety so daily life feels more manageable. She uses structured skills practice when useful and open, listening conversations when clients need to process loss or major transitions.
Clients who prefer a therapist willing to include spiritual questions in the conversation may find her style a fit. Jeanie combines long-term experience with a focus on clear, usable tools for handling anger, grief, and life change.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can name what matters to them and decide next steps. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow the client's lead and build practical goals together.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses brief exercises to test new behaviors. In online meetings CBT can be used for anger, anxiety, and mood work through homework, thought records, and skill practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills translate into short in-session coaching and practice assignments that people can use in daily life.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and will decide together which approaches to try first. That collaborative process helps shape session content and homework.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for different check-in lengths when needed. Those practical benefits help people try new skills in real situations and bring what they learn back to the next meeting.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, career questions, and related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered conversations with structured techniques such as CBT and DBT and includes mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working as a therapist and life coach with adults facing transitions and relational challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.