Selene Negrette

Selene Negrette is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping adults through major life changes. She supports people facing divorce and separation, grief, trauma, anxiety, and relationship stress. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental and aims to help clients feel understood and more steady in daily life.

Selene uses practical strategies from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break problems into manageable steps. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices to teach coping skills for strong emotions. Sessions include gentle somatic work to help people notice how stress shows up in the body.

She brings 17 years of experience working with adults on family concerns, parenting stress, workplace issues, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to attachment patterns, codependency, communication problems, and cultural factors that can affect relationships.

Selene offers therapy in English and Spanish and describes herself as strength based, which means she looks for what already works for each person. Her style is collaborative and focused on helping clients find clearer direction and more satisfying ways of relating.

People who want help coping with life changes, reclaiming self-worth, or learning skills for managing intense feelings may find her approach useful. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short questionnaire to match and schedule according to availability.

How Selene’s Approaches Work for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s needs and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace to build trust and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and break them into manageable steps to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds concrete skills for tolerating intense emotions and improving communication.

Choosing an approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try strategies that fit. If something doesn't work, adjustments are made together so the work stays useful and relevant.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between appointments. Online care can make it easier to attend during work breaks, childcare windows, or when travel would otherwise be required. The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking to learn about phone or video possibilities. Licensed professionals adapt methods like CBT, DBT, and somatic awareness to remote sessions so clients can practice skills in their everyday setting.