Dixie Eppolito, LMHC

Dixie Eppolito is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She uses a person-focused style to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and compassion fatigue. Dixie emphasizes each client’s strengths and treats them as the expert on their own story.

She practices in ways that center the person and their relationships. Client-Centered Therapy guides conversations so the client’s goals set the direction. Attachment-Based work looks at how early and current relationships shape how people cope and relate to others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are tools she uses to teach practical skills. These methods help with anxiety, mood disorders, impulse control, and patterns linked to addiction or compulsive behavior. Dixie also draws on Jungian ideas to explore personal meaning and recurring life themes where helpful.

Her background includes a decade of clinical work in Florida settings. That experience includes helping people with grief, bipolar and depressive symptoms, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and issues common to first responders and veterans. She also supports people facing relationship struggles, parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and life transitions.

Dixie invites people to take a small step toward change. She uses listening, skill-building, and collaborative planning in sessions. The focus is on realistic goals and coping strategies the person can use between meetings.

Approaches that guide online work and skill practice

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape how people manage stress and connect with others; it helps when past or current bonds affect mood, trust, or coping. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s goals, creating a space where the person sets the pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often useful for anxiety, depression, compulsive patterns, and some addiction-related behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dixie will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill training, relational work, or exploration of life themes, and they adjust the plan as things change.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and keeping consistency during transitions. Online work can reduce travel time, make scheduling easier around work or caregiving, and let people practice skills in the setting where they live. Because the specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm the available online options before booking so arrangements match scheduling needs and personal preferences.