You don’t need another therapist who nods. You need one who sees what you’re hiding.
Your relationship isn’t broken. The loop running it is. We find it and help you stop it.
See If We’re a Good Fit →Eduardo Florez, LMHC #MH23066 · Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Telehealth Throughout Florida
Eduardo Florez, LMHC
Founder & Clinical Director
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You’ve tried talking it out. It didn’t work.
You’ve had the same fight a hundred times. You’ve tried being patient. You’ve tried couples apps, self-help books, maybe even another therapist who told you to use “I-statements” and practice active listening. Nothing stuck. Not because you didn’t try hard enough. Because the real problem was never on the surface.
Every relationship has a pattern underneath the arguments — a loop of pursuit and withdrawal, blame and shutdown, control and collapse. Families carry these patterns across generations. The way your parents fought is shaping the way you fight. The role you played in your family growing up is the role you’re still playing now — in your marriage, with your kids, at work.
Most therapy treats the symptoms. We find the system.
This is not gentle, validating therapy.
This is direct, pattern-focused work. We use the Gottman Method to identify exactly what’s destroying your connection. We use Bowen Family Systems Theory to trace your patterns back to where they started — often decades before you were born. And we use Socratic questioning to help you see what you’ve been avoiding, not because we want to make you uncomfortable, but because that’s where the change lives.
96% of our clients stay. Most see the dynamic shift within 8 to 12 sessions. Not because this is easy. Because it’s honest.
“After three therapists who just nodded and validated, I almost gave up. Eduardo asked me one question in the first session that undid a decade of avoidance. I don’t say this lightly — this approach works differently.”— Attorney, South Florida
96% client retention rate · Average meaningful progress within 12 sessions
We work with people who are past the point of quick fixes.
Couples trapped in cycles of fighting, distance, or silence. Families where one person carries everyone else’s stress. Adult children still controlled by their parents’ patterns. Partners considering divorce who want clarity before making a final decision. People who’ve tried therapy before and left feeling like nothing changed.
If you’re looking for someone to tell you what you want to hear, we’re not the right fit. If you’re ready to look at what’s actually happening — in your relationship, in your family, in yourself — we should talk.
How it works
All sessions are telehealth — secure video throughout Florida. Insurance accepted through Headway. Private pay available. Flexible scheduling including mornings, evenings, and weekends. Bilingual services in English and Spanish.
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