Mercy Estevez , LCSW

Mercy Estevez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 12 years of experience helping people navigate depression, grief, substance use challenges, and other life transitions. She brings a motivational and nonjudgmental style to sessions, guiding clients to explore their experiences, identify personal strengths, and set achievable goals for meaningful change.

Her approach centers on the client, creating space for individuals to take the lead in shaping solutions while she offers support, encouragement, and practical strategies. Mercy emphasizes collaboration - she works alongside clients to clarify priorities and develop steps toward growth in areas such as relationships, parenting, career, coping with stress, and recovery from trauma and abuse.

In sessions she blends motivational techniques with client-centered care, helping people increase motivation, build self-esteem, and develop coping skills for anxiety, addiction, mood disorders, ADHD, and other concerns. Fluent in English and Spanish, she is prepared to work with diverse clients who seek compassionate, goal-oriented support for both immediate challenges and longer-term recovery and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Mercy Estevez

Mercy often uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive environment where clients are invited to lead the pace and focus of their work. This approach emphasizes respect for each person’s values and strengths and can be helpful for a wide range of concerns including grief, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.

She also employs motivational interviewing to help people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change. This style is well suited to concerns like substance use, behavioral changes, and building commitment to recovery or new habits.

Mindfulness therapy is another tool she integrates to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce stress and anxiety. Mindfulness practices can support emotion regulation, coping with depression, and managing impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mercy works with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and lets clients engage in therapy from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, goal-focused support across different formats.