Hello, my name is Barbara Sosa. My past roles as a teacher and school counselor for Hillsborough County Public Schools for many years, inspired me to become a psychotherapist. I am an inquisitive, honest, compassionate, authentic individual and counselor who strives to make a long- lasting healing impact in the lives of the individuals that reach out to me and that confide in my clinical skills and expertise for their recovery. My experience includes working in schools, crisis centers, community- based mental health agencies with a focus on life transitions, women's and men's issues, mood and anxiety disorders, as well as trauma, different types of abuse, grief and loss. I hold a certification in Complex Trauma Training (CCTP). I am also trained and certified in Accelerated Resolution therapy, which also employs the technique of bilateral eye movements, just like EMDR.

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

Therapy is a collaborative process where we will meet to discuss information that will help me understand the roots of your presenting problems, symptoms, and life patterns. We will work on you gaining clarity into contributing factors, understanding emotions, ways to manage them, listening to your strengths, practicing coping skills, and targeting core roots of issues with the most appropriate technique for your recovery. We will work on your goals and objectives in close collaboration for you to achieve the healing results that we are expecting.

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

During treatment, I use both varied and specific approaches, tailored to their unique needs and goals. I also utilize person- centered, existential, and solution- focused modalities, such as Reality, Cognitive Behavioral, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapies for a wide range of problem areas, depending on the intricacies of each client's mental health issues.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

My special interest is: trauma- focused counseling using Accelerated Resolution Therapy for the treatment of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; grief and loss issues, gaslighting, panic, phobias, depression, and many others.

About Barbara M Sosa