Psychotherapist

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC (License # MH 17728) with a Ph.D. in Linguistics.

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I am a Certified Clinical TeleMental Health Provider (CTMH).

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I also have certifications in Trauma treatment and in Mindfulness for treating stress/anxiety (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) and for treating children and teens.

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In my private practice, I offer psychotherapy/counseling services to individuals, couples and families in different languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian). Contact to schedule a session.

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Through AUM Life Wellness, I offer workshops, mindfulness and support groups for grief, teens, stress, anxiety, mindfulness for beginners, among others. 

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I also offer individual and group Mindfulness Meditation sessions. You can check my Meditations in this site.

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I have a podcast Be Healthy! Be Mindful! and a You Tube channel where I discuss topics in Mental Health and Mindfulness. Podcast episodes and videos are in English and Brazilian Portuguese. 

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I am also an author. I used to write monthly articles in Portuguese on topics in Mental Health and Mindfulness to Acontece Magazine.

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I published an e-book in Portuguese on Mental Health issues: Dicas de Saúde Mental in 2021.

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Experience:

I have experience in the treatment of trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, grief, ADHD, abuse, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, anger management, opposition defiance disorder (ODD), self-esteem issues, and stress management. 

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I did my master in the Mental Health Counseling program at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. During my training I worked with victims of domestic violence, trauma, PTSD, and visited some of my clients at a shelter for domestic violence. 

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After graduating, I worked for PsychoSolutions and the Institute for Child and Family Health Inc. In both agencies I provided mental health services to children and families within their communities. I had the opportunity to treat children and adolescents with ADHD, trauma, anxiety, depression, abuse, anger issues, oppositional defiance disorder among others.

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After some years working in these community agencies, I decided to start my own private practice where I offer respectful culturally-sensitive psychotherapy/counseling services, support groups and mindfulness groups to individuals, couples, and families.
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I started my career as a linguist, professor and researcher. I have a Ph.D. in linguistics and I was a professor at FIU for several years. At FIU, I developed a research program to study language development in bilingual toddlers. This research was funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 

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To fulfill my strong desire to help people outside the academic world, I decided to become a Mental Health Counselor.