Elsa Hines

Insight gives perspective, and perspective ignites change. This powerful philosophy drives Elsa Hines, LMFT, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who is transforming lives through her Miami-based practice, Elsa Hines Therapy Group. With a therapeutic style that focuses on discovering insight, converting it into perspective, and igniting change towards a better self, Elsa believes in the innate capacity of individuals to understand and reshape their thoughts and actions.

Elsa's approach to therapy is rooted in her extensive education and experience. She holds a Master's degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and has amassed over 1,500 hours of clinical work. This solid foundation, combined with her role as a board member of the Florida Family Research Network, positions her as a respected figure in the field of relationship and family therapy.

At the Elsa Hines Therapy Group, clients benefit from a wide range of services tailored to meet diverse needs. Elsa works with individuals, couples, and families, addressing challenges such as personal fulfillment, love life issues, professional challenges, family conflicts, parenting difficulties, fertility concerns, anxiety, trauma, and emotional reactivity. Her couples therapy focuses on strengthening relationships or effectively unwinding them, tackling issues like conflict, communication patterns, sexual dissatisfaction, and infidelity.

Elsa's expertise extends beyond traditional therapy settings. She also offers corporate consulting services, recognizing that fulfilled employees and proper communication in the work environment are crucial for both personal satisfaction and improved performance. Her team-building sessions, leadership seminars, and speaker series address professional development, employee retention, team tension reduction, and effective communication strategies.

Drawing from Bowen Natural Systems theory and her clinical experience, Elsa helps clients break repetitive patterns and improve communication. She sees therapy as an effort to accompany the emotional process with logic and strategic thinking, resulting in a sense of fulfillment and coherence that permeates all relationships, both personal and professional.

As a wife, mother of three young girls, and a daughter herself, Elsa brings a personal understanding to her professional practice. She is a life-long advocate of counseling, having experienced fundamental improvements in her own life and relationships through therapy. This personal journey enhances her ability to connect with and guide her clients through their own transformative processes.

Elsa Hines embodies the belief that the challenge of understanding why we think and act the way we do is a choice we are all capable of making. Through her work at the Elsa Hines Therapy Group, she continues to empower individuals, couples, families, and organizations to uncover insights, gain new perspectives, and ignite positive change in their lives and relationships.