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Hello, my name is Sabrina Gonzalez, DSW-LCSW and I have been a clinical social worker/mental health therapist for over 18 years. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended University of Pennsylvania social work program both master and doctorate clinical social work degrees by 2015. I then moved to central Florida for about 8 years and as of 2020 I now reside in Cuba, New Mexico enjoying the west coast life. I have the honor of working with indigenous tribes of this area and learning new skills with new populations. In the past, I have worked with various populations and life experiences that include teens, adults and seniors as well as the child welfare system, juvenile justice system, Aging out foster care youth, adoption, domestic violence, sexual abuse trauma, religious trauma, grief and loss, and LGBTQ+. Diagnosis I have worked with included: anxiety, depression, PTSD, gender dysphoria, reactive attachment disorder, other adjustment disorders. My therapy techniques are open to all forms of spiritual practices especially earth based and indigenous traditions. Treatment/interventions include cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment therapy, narrative therapy, trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as few others. Treatment goals are always designed and created by the client/patient-with a focus on healing and integrating new skills in your present life, decreasing stress, increasing your resiliency and developing a supportive network and/or resources near you when you to utilize when needed.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Good match, therapeutic rapport and connection that feels safe, space to heal and open up about difficult life experiences.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Open minded to race, gender, orientation, and spirituality. I enjoy using humor to connect and build a rapport. Collaborative approach to understanding goals that the client creates for their own therapy treatment.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Address how thoughts and behaviors are interconnected, breaking negative thinking patterns, emotional regulation of triggers. CBT is based on several core principles, including: Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking. Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior. People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives. CBT treatment usually involves efforts to change thinking patterns. These strategies might include: Learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality. Gaining a better understanding of the behavior and motivation of others. Using problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations. Learning to develop a greater sense of confidence in one’s own abilities. CBT treatment also usually involves efforts to change behavioral patterns. These strategies might include: Facing one’s fears instead of avoiding them. Using role playing to prepare for potentially problematic interactions with others. Learning to calm one’s mind and relax one’s body.
Attachment-based
Attachment-based therapy is a form of psychological counseling that focuses on the client-therapist relationship and the expression of emotions. It is based on attachment theory, which looks at how early attachment experiences with primary caregivers affect the development and functioning of individuals. Attachment-based therapy can help people with various emotional and relational problems, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, jealousy, rage, rejection, loss, and commitment issues.
Gender-affirming therapy
This applies to adults and youth, and we can start with using the right pronouns in addressing them. Gender affirmation can also include procedures to transition an individual.
Narrative
Narrative therapy is a style of therapy that helps people become—and embrace being—an expert in their own lives. In narrative therapy, there is an emphasis on the stories that you develop and carry with you through your life.1 As you experience events and interactions, you give meaning to those experiences and they, in turn, influence how you see yourself and the world. You can carry multiple stories at once, such as those related to your self-esteem, abilities, relationships, and work.
Grief Therapy
Grief therapy, also known as bereavement therapy, is a form of therapy intended to help you cope with loss, like the death of a partner, family member, friend, colleague, or pet. The death of a loved one can cause both emotional and physical pain that can sometimes impair your ability to function. Grief therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat severe or complicated traumatic grief reactions, which are usually brought on by the loss of a close person (by separation or death) or by community disaster. The goal of grief therapy is to identify and solve the psychological and emotional problems which appeared as a consequence.
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