Hi, I’m Erma Diaz, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and the therapist behind Irmae Therapy. I provide individual therapy via telehealth for adults in Florida and Indiana, with a focus on helping people navigate trauma, anxiety, grief, life transitions, self-esteem, and the complicated patterns that can develop through difficult experiences.

Why Irmae Therapy?

Irmae Therapy was named in honor of my grandmother, Irma Mae, woman who was kind, patient, resilient, and determined. She had a quiet strength that continues to influence the person I strive to be.

I wanted my practice to carry those same qualities: compassion without judgment, patience with the process, resilience through difficult seasons, and the belief that meaningful change is possible.

As your therapist, I don't believe you need to have everything figured out before you begin therapy. You don't have to arrive with the perfect explanation for what's wrong or know exactly where you want to end up.

What I Bring to Therapy

My approach is relational, client-centered, trauma-informed and always humorous. I believe you are the expert on your own life, while my role is to bring clinical knowledge, curiosity, structure, and support to help you understand what you're experiencing and decide where you want to go from there.

I work with adults who may be struggling with:

• Trauma and difficult past experiences

• Anxiety and feeling overwhelmed

• Grief and loss

• Stress of life

• Major life transitions and changes

• Self-esteem, self-worth, and identity

• Relationship and family patterns

• Adults with difficult relationships with their parents

• Feeling stuck despite understanding why you feel the way you do

I use evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and trauma-informed care. When appropriate, we'll use these approaches to help you build insight, develop practical coping skills, process difficult experiences, and create changes that extend beyond the therapy session.

Therapy for the Person Behind the Problem

One of the things I value most about therapy is getting to know the person behind the symptoms.

You may know you're anxious, overwhelmed, struggling with your self-worth, or having difficulty moving forward—but there is often a much bigger story underneath those experiences.

Maybe you're highly self-aware but still find yourself repeating patterns you don't understand.

Maybe you've spent years being the person everyone else can depend on while quietly struggling yourself.

Maybe something happened in your past that you thought you had moved beyond, only to realize it is still affecting your relationships, confidence, or sense of safety.

Or maybe you're simply in a season of life where what used to work no longer does.

That's where therapy can help.

My goal is to create a virtual space where you can be honest without having to perform, explain everything perfectly, or worry about being judged. We'll work together to make sense of your experiences while identifying practical ways to move toward the life you want.