My name is Fatima and I am a Spanish speaking bilingual. I have been in the field of public service for over a decade. I worked as a teacher, domestic violence advocate, juvenile youth advocate and a therapist in community mental health, private practice and substance abuse treatment settings. My trauma-informed care approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), client centered approaches and expressive art therapy techniques. I am passionate about creating a nurturing, compassionate, and challenging space for all individuals that I work with. This approach allows individuals the space to heal and transform into the best version of yourself.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first session we will start with introductions. I will learn about your needs and how I can best support you in creating a road map to your healing process.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Helping client's identify the root cause of their challenges and supporting them in identifying triggers and patterns with a focus on creating a shift towards desired changes.
About Fatima Chavez
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Trauma Informed Care
Trauma informed approaches allow me to meet clients where they are at with their particular needs during the therapeutic process. This approach also recognizes that an individuals past experiences might be influencing their presenting problem regardless of it being conscious or unconscious. Trauma informed approaches allow me to align with my client's needs in away that creates an insightful, supportive and compassionate space.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
As a clinician I am committed to a lifetime of learning about my client's and their backgrounds. I highlight the importance of understanding my client's background, culture, belief systems, race, orientation and gender. This allows me to relate to my client's and allows them to feel seen and heard. I have experience working with clients from many different backgrounds and cultures.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I have extensive experience with Dialectical behavioral therapy(DBT) as I have utilized this modality in community mental health setting, private pratice, treatment center settings to include (detox/residential, PHP and IOP level of care). DBT allows me to teach client's how to navigate through life with the use of several coping skills, cognitive challenging and rewriting negative experiences and skewed perceptions.
Polyvagal Therapy
Polyvagal therapy allows me to understand my client's autonomic nervous system responses and support them with navigating trauma responses, fight, flight or freeze responses.
Psychoeducation
Psychoeducation allows me to teach client's the skills and concepts that they need in that particular moment. I provided psychoeducation on various topics that include and are not limited to coping skills, grounding techniques, boundary setting, mindfulness practices and an understanding of family dynamics and systems theory.