This Is My Practice
About Me
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best, “Nothing ever great was accomplished without Enthusiasm”. My passion is not only helping others in a time in need but also treating them with respect and dignity. I hold myself to high standards in maintaining the right of client determination while showing unconditional positive regard for all. My own goal as a therapist is to try to help others feel empowered, restored, and of course enthusiastic each and everyday.
I believe in diversity in my practice and in life. I am from the city of “Broad Shoulders”, Chicago, IL. I have treated people from various cultures, races, and religions. I have worked in various environments the public schools out patient mental health facilities, and health care.
Specialties
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Abuse
- Alzheimer’s
- Anger Management
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Infertility
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medical Detox
- Medication Management
- Men’s Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
Mental Health
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- Gay
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Ethnicity: Hispanic and Latino and Other Racial or Ethnic BackgroundI also speak: Spanish
Age
- Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Gestalt
- Guided Imagery
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Reality Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
Video/Skype
- Online Counseling