My name is Tina Marie Suarez. Do you wake up stressed about the day ahead? Do you feel as if you don’t have enough time to accomplish everything on your ‘to-do’ list? Do you have trouble shutting your mind off at night? I empower individuals struggling with stress, anxiety, and LGBTQ+ concerns. Together, we will discuss how you are feeling and your goals for treatment. The ‘magic question,’ if you will, is what will you experience (or not experience) to know when what brought you to counseling is no longer troubling you. Imagine waking up and not feeling this way. Imagine being able to sleep at night. This is possible! Together we’ll work through your thought processes so you can learn new techniques to improve how you feel. Over time you’ll see yourself, and the world, differently! Are you ready to take the first step? Book your first session today!
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
You are in a safe space to share your emotions and feelings. We will discuss confidentiality, the limits of thereof, and my reporting requirements. Our session focuses on what brought you here, medical history, family background, employment, and your support system. We will discuss goals to formulate a treatment plan. Success in therapy starts the minute you make the courageous decision to call a counselor. Courage is shown by: (1) acknowledging a situation that needs to be changed and (2) understanding that you can facilitate that change. Together we will discuss your goals. You are provided with a host of tools for your ‘toolbox’ throughout the counseling process. You will continue using these tools on your own as progress is made and, when ready, after our therapy concludes!
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Adlerian, Art Therapy, Christian Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused, Culturally Sensitive, Eclectic, Family Systems, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Mindfulness-Based (MCBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Strengths-Based.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My biggest strength is to provide a safe place for you to feel, share, talk, and heal - to be a source of calm in your life. My passion is helping you become renewed, restored, and actively engaged in life again. I believe that the genuine change we seek lies within and is available to each one of us. The Road Not Taken is a poem written by Robert Frost. In it, Frost wrote: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The road to a new you - a better you - a you of peace, joy, and healing is here. I applaud you for taking the courageous first step to reach out and make that change for yourself. Welcome to the first step to a new you. I'm honored to be on this journey with you!