Take Responsibility
Confronting your issues with honesty allows you the clarity to understand their complexities, which will ultimately allow you to take responsibility for your life and your actions.
Individual Psychotherapy provides a safe and comfortable environment for you to explore the issues you are facing and learn how to handle them.
Develop a Fresh Perspective
Individual therapy gives you the chance to explore your conscious and subconscious. You can learn to notice your emotions and feel safe around them. You can learn how to notice your negative and limiting thoughts, and come up with a more adaptive, compassionate, and positive inner language. You can learn to identify what is triggering unwanted behaviors that could be causing you harm, and work to desensitize those triggers. You can come up with a healthier lifestyle and relationships. You can set up goals and take better actions to get closer and closer to them.
Improve Coping Mechanisms
I can help you learn positive coping mechanisms to deal with stresses of daily life. Improving coping mechanisms can lead to changes in all aspects of life including work, family, relationships, and health.
Therapy is not just for those with mental illness.
Therapy is beneficial for everyone.
MODELS OF INTERVENTION
I am well-trained in evidence-based models and all services are tailor to your needs.
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Trauma-Informed Therapy
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EMDR Therapy
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Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
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Narrative Therapy
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Play-therapy
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Mindfulness Based Interventions
THERAPY TO IMPROVE
CHILDREN´S MENTAL HEALTH
I have a clear understanding of
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children developmental stages and needs,
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learning issues,
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bullying,
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social and emotional issues,
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high functioning autism,
I worked for ten years in school settings and served as President of The School Psychology Association of Puerto Rico (2019-2020).
COUNSELING CLIENTS WITH
CHRONIC PAIN AND HEALTH CONDITIONS
As a Certified Primary Care Health Psychologist, I understand the challenges associated to chronic health conditions. I use Mindfulness techniques, CBT, and the EMDR-Pain Protocol to support these clients. I have worked with clients dealing with: diabetes, HIV, phantom limb-pain, parkinson, among others.
SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
I believe that all psychologists and counselors should do therapy as part of their academic and personal preparation.Working in the mental health field is very challenging and as professionals we have to take care of ourselves to avoid burnout. I treasure working as a therapist and consultant to other mental health professionals and professionals-to-be.
I offer:
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Individual counseling and psychotherapy
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Parental counseling
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trauma focused therapy
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EMDR Therapy
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Peer consultations
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Professional consultations to organizations
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Telehealth
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Workshops and Group interventions in demand
SELF- REGULATION TECHNIQUES
SELF- REGULATION TECHNIQUES
Grounding Exercise for Anxiety #7: Creating a Safe Place
The Butterfly Hug
