LPC, 38 years of experience
Mr. Manuel J. Molina M.A., LPC is a Houston, TX native and has been in the field of psychiatry since 1986. Mr. Molina has come up from the ranks in mental health from working as a psychiatric technician at inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities. HE became a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor, then in 2013 he obtained his Licensed Professional Counselor credentials. He has been practicing as a mental health therapist since 2013 in the greater Houston, Texas area, and now for the entire state of Colorado. Mr. Molina specializes in working with children, adolescents, young adults, adult and geriatric patients. Mr. Molina believes treating patients with compassion and dignity is paramount to a successful therapeutic experience. Mr. Manuel J. Molina graduated with his undergraduate in psychology at The University of Houston class of 2002 and his masters in counseling from Sam Houston State University class of 2007. He enjoys many activities such as football, baseball and volleyball. Mr. Molina is an encourager with a goal-oriented approach in clinical therapy starting with a treatment plan, that involves identifying areas of concern, goal setting, and treatment review. With this approach, Mr. Molina is hopeful the individual in therapy will be able to work through their identified issues and learn healthy ways to live a productive and healthy lifestyle. Working with patients over the years has been and is an honor and joy.
Clients that select me will have a non judgmental, compassionate, and someone who will listen to your needs. I will introduce myself and give a back ground of my experience in psychiatric care. Afterwards we will review the clients needs and symptoms that bring the client to counseling services. Finally we will develop a robust treatment plan to address and develop goals with objectives.
I believe my greatest strengths taking time to listening to the client's concerns and needs. Assisting the client with developing goals and objectives to achieve her goals.
In Mental Health there is no dream client, as a counselor I meet a clients in various stages in their life. There are clients that are in crisis mode and vulnerable, then there are clients that just want to talk about issues in their lives.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a widely used form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative thoughts and behaviors to improve mental health.