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A Safe place to Heal

Discover compassionate, professional mental health services focused on stressed or grieving pet parents/animal owners and those working in veterinary medicine (vet med). FlorenceMFT offers individual therapy, online support groups, and wellness coaching designed to support your mental health and well-being in a warm, understanding environment.

Let’s Help You Heal, One Step at a Time.

Individual Therapy

A safe place to talk through your emotions and receive personalized guidance.

Licensed Therapist

Work with a certified professional who specializes in pet loss and emotional well-being.

Educational Groups

Learn with others to build a community of support.

Virtual Sessions

Convenient online mental health services held through HIPAA-compliant platforms.

Grief Resources

I encourage you to visit Love Baxter, a comprehensive pet loss and end-of-life resources website.

Wellness Workshops

Organizations, workplaces, and other groups can request personalized wellness workshops.

Why Choose Florence Soares-Dabalos, LMFT

Florence (She/Her) has over 25 years of professional experience in the mental health field. She focuses on pet loss, stress and anxiety, and life transitions. She also has a special niche providing mental health counseling and support to veterinary medical professionals and staff.

Specialized Expertise

With focused training and experience in pet loss, anxiety, and emotional well-being, I tailor therapy to your healing journey.

Heartfelt Compassion

I create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can truly feel seen, heard, and understood.

Private & Professional

Your confidentiality is my priority. Every session is conducted with professionalism and care.

Personalized Healing

You are unique—and so is your therapy. I offer individualized strategies that meet you where you are.

Years of Clinical Experience

Clients Guided through Pet Loss

Years Working in Vet Med

Client Satisfaction Rate

Confidential & Compassionate Care

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Questions & Answers

Here are some common questions clients ask about my services. If you don’t see your question here, feel free to reach out directly.

Why do you have animals on your website? Aren’t you a mental health professional?

While I am a mental health professional, I’m also a dog person! That brindled pittie you see is my dog, Lita. Unfortunately, she died in February 2025. Because I have training and experience in grief counseling, specifically pet loss, I know how important it is to find purpose and meaning after a loss. Lita inspired Lita’s Legacy, a psycho-educational program designed for stressed and/or grieving pet parents/animal owners. Learn more here!

Why do you focus on pet parents/animal owners and those working in veterinary medicine?

As a dog mom who worked in a veterinary hospital, I realized there weren’t many therapists working with stressed or grieving pet parents/animal owners. I value the human-animal bond. And with veterinarians 3x more likely than the general public to die by suicide, I felt it was important to provide counseling to all who work in vet med. – Learn more here!

What online educational groups do you offer? And how do you host them?

Sometimes, I offer synchronous pet loss educational groups and vet med wellness groups that I host through a private and confidential video platform. Throughout the year, I offer asynchronous online support where pet parents/animal owners and vet med professionals can receive general information on stress, pet loss, and other wellness topics specific to vet med. Find more info here: Services

Does insurance pay for your services?

Typically, your health insurance plan will only cover therapy. Since the online support groups are not mental health groups but rather educational and support, your health insurance may not cover those services. You will need to consult with your health insurance to see what your plan covers.

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