About Star
Star Hess-Cabarle greets people with a calm, practical approach. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Star holds a Master’s degree in exercise and nutrition sciences and is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, with ten years of experience.
She frames care around the whole person and the daily pressures they face. Star combines attention to physical health with talk therapy. Her background in exercise and nutrition informs conversations about routines, sleep, movement, and eating.
How Star works
That perspective helps when substance use, body image, or energy levels are part of the struggle. Her work is collaborative and nonjudgmental. Star uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts sessions to each person’s needs.
Sessions look at coping skills, emotion regulation, and small behavior changes that add up over time. She also pays attention to identity and diversity. Star has training in diversity and inclusion and aims to create an accepting space for people with different backgrounds and experiences.
She helps people address issues such as attachment concerns, codependency, relationship struggles, and forgiveness. Star practices in Florida and accepts international clients. Getting started involves selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
Her subscription-based sessions can be canceled at any time.
What Star works with
The areas below are the ones Star selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Star uses several evidence-based therapeutic techniques in straightforward ways. Cognitive-Behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small behavioral experiments to change how someone feels. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and many everyday challenges.Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those practical tools are useful for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive behaviors, and improving relationships. Seeking Safety-style work centers on coping skills for people dealing with trauma and substance use, teaching ways to stay grounded and reduce risky patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, values, and daily life. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and removing travel time so sessions fit into busy days. Online sessions may also allow shorter check-ins when needed and can make it simpler to maintain continuity while traveling or living abroad. Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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