Mateo Ayala specializes in helping people with depression, PTSD and trauma related functioning problems, anger management, mental illness, anxiety, behavioral problems, and pain management. Mateo has experience working with people from the age of 3 to 93 years old. Capable and experienced with multicultural and diverse populations of people. Counseling techniques and theories used in counseling are: EMDR (trained and have been using for 3 years), Reality Therapy, Existentialism, Adlerian Therapy, Jungian Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. EMDR use for pain Management as well as for trauma work. Mateo Ayala has worked: 18 months in a mental health hospital helping individuals with a wide variety of mental illness ranging from schizophrenia, bipolar I, suicidal ideations and attempts, severe depression, anxiety, homicidal ideation, mania, anger control problems, non-suicidal self-harm, and more. 7 months in Bexar County Adult Detention Center teaching inmates on how to control anger, domestic violence, and addressing trauma. 15 months in various drug and alcohol rehab centers as a drug and alcohol counselor as well as the trauma counselor addressing co-occurring disorders. 3 years experience working individual counseling sessions for private practices addressing trauma, depression, bereavement, anxiety, anger management, personality disorders, suicidal ideation, pain management, relationship problems, and more.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
EMDR, Existentialism, Adlerian Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Stoicism, and some philosophy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Depression, Trauma, Anxiety, anger management, substance and alcohol abuse, addictions, mental health.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
Any age, culture, race. Focus on depression, PTSD, trauma related problems, anger management, anxiety, and mental illness, pain management using EMDR.