I am a Florida Licensed, Qualified, and Client-focused Mental Health professional with over a decade of experience in the healthcare field as a Mental Health Therapist. My approach is centered on bringing harmony and success to my patients’ lives. Building trust and fostering a strong therapeutic relationship are essential to me. I work diligently to create a comfortable and supportive atmosphere where clients feel valued and actively engaged in their treatment process. With both academic knowledge and practical experience as a Mental Health Professional, I am committed to providing excellent and comprehensive services to all my clients. My expertise lies in successfully treating patients with a wide range of disorders. Holding a master’s degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in Mental Health, I have extensive experience working with students across the Broward County School District; currently serving as one of the Broward County School-based therapists. Throughout my career, I have effectively treated clients suffering from various disorders, including Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, and substance abuse disorders. I am comfortable doing my part to bring harmony and success to patients. I'm highly capable of conducting clinical assessments, creating personalized treatment plans, organizing successful therapy sessions, and supervising course of treatment. Knowledgeable in providing intensive school-based, in home and virtual services to successfully address mental health, emotional, and behavioral issues. As a Mental Health professional, I have treated many clients throughout my career who suffer from various disorders ranging from Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, substance abuse disorder etc.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session together I work on rapport building. I create an atmosphere that allows the client and myself as a therapist to introduce and give a brief history of who we are and to talk about our lives. This will enable a comfortable and healthy atmosphere for therapy and then the client will feel at ease to introduce why he or she is in therapy.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My biggest strength is in rapport building, establish a therapeutic relationship and being able to help identify the clients' needs so that the right therapeutic intervention(s) is provided. From a person-centered approach, empathy is often need along with unconditional positive regard. In cognitive behavioral therapy, I identify the negative thoughts that may have triggered the client's symptoms and substitute it with positive thoughts in order to help decrease the symptoms of the client. Helping the client to grow, develop and establish responsibility helps them find some solution to the presenting problems or concerns. Clients are often needing answers and wanting solutions as well as results. This why psychoeducation is important because it helps the client to understand the disorder.

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