Hola! I am a Hispanic, Bilingual (Spanish/English), licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina. I received my Masters from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and I 38 years of experience, which 28 years of those are post-graduated, providing therapy services, and social work services to the community. I have helped clients suffering with stress, depression, anxiety, parenting difficulties, relational issues, trauma, abuse, mood disorders, and much more. I believe in treating everyone with respect, empathy, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. I am here to support and empower you during that journey.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first encounter we will get to know each other and start developing a helping relationship; I will be completing a psychosocial; we will discuss the consent for treatment, and other important points about therapy. While completing the psychosocial we will be assessing the specific needs, or challenges you are facing. This will help us create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My greatest strenghts are my different life experiences and circumstances, education, and work experience working “everywhere” with individuals, couples and families from different backgrous and populations. These life experiences have molded a complete, aware, resilient, culturally diverse, empathetic, compassionate, and sensitive therapist. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. I completed two associate degrees, public administration and social science, and an undergraduate/ BA degree in Labor Relations at the University of Puerto Rico. I worked for the PR government managing programs such as, medicaid and medicare. My family moved to the USA in 1981 when I became an Army wife/ dependent. During this time, I lived in GA, Germany, NC, and FL. I have traveled to many countries in Europe and others states in the USA. During these years I worked with the family advocacy program for the USArmy as the family advocate for the community implementing child abuse and domestic violence preventions programs; also provided trainings within the military community (ie., anger management, active parenting) to individual soldiers and families identified by the military police and troop commanders. While on NC, I worked for the Eastern Carolina Exchange Clubs implementing child abuse prevention program in Cumberland County and training parent aides volunteers; as a social worker for the Department of Social Services (DSS) in the JOBS program; also, with protective service where protection and reunification treatment plans to families. While working for DSS, I completed my Master of Social Work (MSW). As an MSW I worked as a psychiatric ward clinical social worker at the Fayetteville VA; as an acute therapist at Cumberland County Mental Health Center in Fayetteville; and at the social work department at Womack Army Medical Center. In Florida I worked as a bilingual therapist w/ Devereux serving as adults and children. Also, worked at Directions for Mental Health as a child outpatient therapist. Also, as a military one source consultant (EAP for the DoD); as a health coach, and SNAP case managers at Health Integrated; and as a bilingual psychiatric clinical specialist for long term and short-term disability for a private insurance company. My private practice started on Nov 2022 with Betterhelp.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
Individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents, and military personnel who are eager to improve but do not yet have the tools needed, confidence, or do not know where to start; or clients that feel stuck, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, or angry about their situations. I could provide therapy in Spanish, or English. ** Si estas interesado(a) en recibir tus servicion en Español... tan pronto recibas el primer mensaje electronico de mi practica me contesta en Español... de esa manera yo sabre si tengo que comunicarme con usted en Español. Gracias- ;)