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Guilaine Bell

Therapist · Florida

Guilaine Bell

LCMHC, LMHC

Emotional regulation with practical tools

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  • 16 years experience
  • English and Haitian Creole
  • Career and life changes

About Guilaine

Guilaine Bell is a licensed clinician in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and career concerns. She brings 16 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical ways to steady emotions and cope with life’s changes. Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole. Guilaine uses clear, down-to-earth language and works with clients to build skills they can use day to day. She draws from methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered approaches to guide conversations. Mindfulness practices and the Gottman Method inform her ways of addressing closeness and communication problems. In the first meetings she helps clients identify immediate goals and small steps that feel doable. She often teaches simple emotion regulation tools, breathing and grounding cues, and ways to reframe unhelpful thinking. These are aimed at reducing panic, easing social anxiety, and improving self-esteem. For people dealing with parenting stress, caregiving fatigue, or relationship conflict, Guilaine highlights actionable communication strategies. Clients working through grief, trauma, or past abuse are supported at a pace they choose, with attention to safety and stability. Getting started is straightforward: use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Credentials

Florida, Maine

Languages

English, Haitian Creole

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify values and take small steps toward a meaningful life while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches ways to notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, which is useful for panic, social anxiety, and low self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so clients feel heard and can find their own solutions; this approach supports work on grief, trauma, and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.

When planning online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It also gives flexibility to use quieter surroundings or phone conversations when video isn’t convenient. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and communication coaching for remote sessions so clients can apply skills in everyday life without having to rearrange large parts of their routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Guilaine commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career questions, and related issues like self-esteem and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on emotion regulation, communication skills, and coping strategies that clients can use between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 16 years of professional experience working with individuals across a range of life challenges.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is licensed as a LCMHC and LMHC, with licensure in Maine (ME LCMHC) and Florida (FL LMHC), and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.

Can I work with her from another country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a session?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

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