Damaris Torres, LMHC

Damaris Torres is a licensed mental health counselor based in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, mood struggles, and relationship stress. She supports those coping with low self-esteem, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, anger, and major life changes. Her plain, direct approach is meant to feel approachable to someone nervous about starting therapy.

Damaris uses practical tools to help people notice patterns in thoughts and actions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to break problems into small, workable steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are also used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. Damaris works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and to practice new skills between sessions. She keeps language simple and focuses on what will help most in daily life.

Her background includes more than a decade of clinical experience in behavioral health settings. That experience informs her ability to adapt techniques to different kinds of problems, from addiction coping strategies to managing symptoms of bipolar disorder.

Damaris encourages people to take a first step even when it feels hard. She offers straight talk, practical exercises, and a steady presence while clients try new ways of coping and rebuilding confidence.

How CBT and DBT work in online therapy

Online sessions can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and turn them into practical behavior changes. CBT focuses on small, concrete steps such as testing a worry with an experiment, changing a routine, or practicing new coping thoughts to reduce anxiety and depression.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Online DBT-style work often includes teaching specific skills for managing intense feelings, grounding techniques for moments of crisis, and role-based practice for handling difficult conversations.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life demands, then adapt CBT, DBT, or a mix to fit those needs. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, skills coaching between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into a busy schedule.