Hector Zayas, LMHC

Hector Zayas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida with 11 years of practice. He works with people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self esteem, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and grief. He also helps with coping when life changes feel overwhelming.

Hector draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to make sessions practical. He uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy when motivating change and setting short-term goals. In conversation he is direct and goal-oriented, aiming for clear steps clients can try between sessions.

Hector has personal experience in long-term recovery and over a decade of professional work. That combination shapes how he talks about addiction, process-related behaviors, and first responder or veteran concerns. He describes his manner as firm and persistent while also patient and understanding.

In sessions Hector tends to focus on changing patterns that feed anger and cravings. He supports work on control issues, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and managing mood symptoms. He also addresses drug and alcohol addiction and process addictions such as gambling or problematic pornography and exercise behaviors.

People meet Hector to identify concrete coping skills, practice new ways of reacting, and set achievable goals. He helps clients build short-term plans for situations that normally trigger anger or relapse. To begin, he asks practical questions about current behaviors and what the client wants to change.

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