Ana Comerio LMFT

I see therapy and the therapeutic process, regardless of where we are, as an opportunity to explore new or different ways of thinking and being. I believe that through therapy clients can find their way to strengths, resources, and pathways that they may not have thought they had; and that regardless of their story or present circumstances, they need not to be defined by them.

My approach is collaborative. I believe in “holding a space” for my clients creating a nonjudgmental safe space - where they can freely feel, speak, and explore whatever they need to, and that through the therapy process we can find relief and create ways to move positively forward, whatever that means for each of my clients.

• Florida, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MT4776

I grew up and was partly educated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a culturally-induced regard and appreciation for psychotherapy and the therapeutic process. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Addiction Studies from UM, and I completed my Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at St. Thomas University. I have studied, as well as applied, the teachings of Gabor Mate on trauma and grief, Murray Bowen theory and practice on Family Systems, Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence, and Mark Wolynn’s work on inherited family dysfunction. Over a period of ten years, I attended the PEER Counseling Training Program, developed for counselors and therapists involving neurolinguistics and Experiential Therapy concepts and techniques. Particularly geared towards working with difficult emotions, the training involves an integrated approach; working with the body (somatic), feelings (affective), and thought (cognitive), to facilitate neuro-emotional change and bring both mind and body more fully into the process.