Valeria Gaig
Hello! I am Valeria Gaig Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, where I have lived for more than 8 years. I received my master's degree from the University of Buenos Aires, and I have been practicing this profession for 31 years.
Having worked for 31 years, my experience, is a great differential, in addition to my life experience, as a mother and immigrant.
My clients are of all ages, and I am interested in working to build a life project according to each person's available possibilities, leaving states of anguish, depression, or anxiety that prevent them from being happy and becoming the best versions of themselves.
First session
In our first session together, we will begin with brief presentations, then we will immerse ourselves in the specific challenges it faces and we will specify what are the objectives you want to work in the treatment. This will help me create a personalized plan to work.
Strengths
Having worked for 31 years, my experience, is a great differential, in addition to my life experience, as a mother and immigrant. I am passionate about the study of the human mind and I always seek to update myself as well as listen to different theories and investigations
Ideal clients
My ideal client is anyone who wants to work to change some aspect of his life, either for a difficult life story, a trauma, low self-esteem, symptoms or signals of your body that does not understand like panic or fears, someone who does not achieve its goals and postpone them all the time. We can find the way, and the skills to feel better in a healthy way to stop the anguish, manage the stress or improve their lives. Spanish is my first language, and I feel better working in Spanish or Portuguese more than in English.
Treatment methods
Psychodynamic
More than 30 years ago I became a therapist, my hospital experience allowed me to develop active listening helping clients to feel relieved in a short time. At the same time that they are offered a safe space where it will not be judged.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Sometimes in cases of depression, anxiety, or food disorders, we find certain beliefs that represent an obstacle to achieving something we want and feeling happy. Many times we know what would do us well and we don't do it. And we find thoughts that generate feelings or behaviors that do not do us well. The challenge is replacing those distorted thoughts with healthier alternatives that allow us to live better.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
During an era of my life, I specialize in babies, children, and adolescents. I was seeing the need to work on parents' orientation from the beginning, and verifying that small early interventions made it necessary to see the children and that what worried the parents was resolved.
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Hispanic / Latinx
White
Woman
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Self Esteem
Other specialties
Bipolar Disorder
Child or Adolescent
Grief
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Older Adults
Phobias
Postpartum
Serves
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Licensed in
FloridaLicense MH23750
Accepted insurance
Ambetter Health