Prof. Florence Chichester, LMHC - Therapist in New York

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Attachment work
CBT techniques

About Florence

Prof. Florence Chichester is a New York LMHC with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, addiction, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy.

Florence focuses on emotional experience and relational patterns. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at hard-to-name feelings and attachment-related difficulties. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy as tools to address specific problems.

In sessions she listens for the feelings that drive behavior. She helps people name those emotions and notice how they affect their choices. Practical steps and behavioral work are used alongside deeper emotional exploration when useful.

Her background includes long-term work with people navigating career stress, caregiver strain, adoption and foster care issues, and aging-related concerns. She has worked with clients facing ADHD, chronic illness, and body-image challenges, applying methods that match the person's needs.

Florence asks clients to identify goals and then checks progress together. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where discussions about communication, boundaries, and coping skills often play a large role. For anyone wondering how therapy might fit into their life, she recommends a short intake questionnaire and an initial appointment to see how approaches line up with goals.

How Florence Uses EFT, Attachment, and Client-Centered Work Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is centered on identifying and naming emotions that shape how people relate. It is often used when feelings are strong but hard to describe, and when patterns repeat in personal interactions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds and current relationships shape expectations and responses; it can help with fears around closeness, abandonment, or commitment. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room and supports self-directed growth through attentive listening and reflective feedback.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Florence treats approach selection as collaborative. She will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques from different methods, and adjust based on what helps most in early sessions.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking. The practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when needed, and fewer travel demands. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain regular appointments around work or caregiving, and they allow the therapist and client to compare how different methods feel without having to rearrange in-person plans.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Gottman Method Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, intimacy and related concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style centers on emotional experience and relationships, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment, client-centered, CBT, and existential approaches as appropriate.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience as a practicing therapist in New York.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a New York LMHC and practices from New York.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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