What was your path to becoming a therapist? What inspired you to choose this profession?
Ever since I was younger, I felt the need to help others; making a positive change in someone else’s life brought immense joy to my life. Coming from an immigrant family with limited resources, I joined the military to achieve my educational goals. While in the military, I moved around a lot and had the opportunity to meet people from different cultures, backgrounds, religions, etc. I learned how our differences make us unique, interesting, and just wonderful. However, these differences sometimes create conflict on the inside as well and on the outside. For this reason, I decided to become a social worker and help make a positive change in the world, one person at a time.
Specialties
Depression
Depression often causes people to feel sad, empty, or hopeless, and can cause a lack of interest in life. It can also affect a person's thinking patterns and physical health.
Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that entails excessive, repeated bouts of worry, anxiety, and/or fear.
Veterans' issues
Veterans’ issues involve any issues associated with veterans and/or their family members (military families). Veterans oftentimes present with issues that are unique to the human experience. PTSD, suicide, and substance use prevalence are high with this population as a result of immense stress and trauma. Other issues may include adjustment to civilian life, re-integrating with family, medical care, mental health treatment, employment, and finances.
Immigration Evaluations
Immigration Evaluations
Couples
Provides couples therapy/counseling
General Expertise
Depression
Depression often causes people to feel sad, empty, or hopeless, and can cause a lack of interest in life. It can also affect a person's thinking patterns and physical health.
Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that entails excessive, repeated bouts of worry, anxiety, and/or fear.
Work Stress
Workplace issues are a common source of stress and can include interpersonal conflict, communication problems, gossip, harassment, discrimination, low motivation and job satisfaction, performance issues, and poor job fit.
Relationship Issues
Refers relationship issues with a partner or spouse. Can include issues related to relationship distress, relationship satisfaction, communication, intimacy, etc.
Social Anxiety
Social anxiety or social phobia is fear of social situations or a fear of interacting with people other than close friends and family. Social anxiety can be persistent, intense, and debilitating, greatly affecting daily life.
Fees
$125
First Session
$150
Family Therapy
$150
Couples Therapy
$50
Group Therapy
$100
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Couples Session
Individual Session
Group Session
Clientele
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Psychoanalysis
Mindfulness Practices
Strength Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Marriage and Family Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Training / Certifications
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY CERTIFICATE
DEPRESSION COUNSELING DIPLOMA
Licensure
FL, LCSW, SW19141
AL, LICSW, 4989C
Education
University of New England: MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Work History
I've worked in private practice clinics, psychiatric hospitals, mental health home health agency, Trauma hospital, and the last few years worked with Humana Inc as a BH telehealth care coordinator.
Location
14261 SW 120th St, 108-548, miami, 33186, FL