Danielle Rivera
My name is Danielle Rivera and I am from Puerto Rico. I have been practicing mental health counseling for about 10 years. I love my culture and my work and often try and bring culture and fun into my sessions with clients. I like to use humor to help clients feel safe and comfortable and I will often use metaphors for guided learning.
I love my culture and my work and often try and bring culture and fun into my sessions with clients.
I am a bookworm and will on occasion recommend helpful reading material to my clients.
First session
In my initial session(s) with clients I make every effort to get to know you and make you feel safe and comfortable. We may play a game or use "talking point" tools to engage in conversation. I encourage clients to ask me questions and open up about their experience with therapy. In helping you heal and learn about yourself it is crucial for me to understand your morals and values, how you thin and problem solve, and how you destress. I look forward to getting to know the whole person, not just the presenting problem.
Strengths
Some of my greatest strengths as a provider are my ability to adapt my methodology to the clients needs, I am flexible in my approaches to therapy and helping a client find ways that works for them to heal and cope. I challenge with empathy. I help clients feel safe to explore and be vulnerable with themselves. I can be funny and sarcastic and I find this helps people relax and open up in sessions. Im honest, my thoughts and skills are yours to learn.
Ideal clients
Most of my clinical and professional experience has allowed me to work with adolescents and young adults. I have worked in many forms of practices including: group home and intensive residential treatment programs, hospital level of care as well as in-home and community services. Currently I work in an outpatient setting to meet with clients. The clients Ive worked with historically have a combination of the following symptoms and diagnoses: depression ,anxiety, suicidal ideation, OCD, disordered eating, childhood trauma, adjustment and mood disorders, and self-harming behaviors
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I am very familiar with this modality and I incorporate this method into sessions with children, adolescents and young adults mostly who experience anxiety, mood disorders, OCD symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I am very familiar with this modality and I typically incorporate aspects of DBT into all sessions with various clients but especially with clients who struggle with personality disorders, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- MassachusettsLicense LMHC12524