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I started my career as a therapist as a graduate intern at an elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts. The passion I had to help children and different struggles drove me to help other populations. My second year internship was in Worcester, Massachusetts through UMASS Medical school at an inpatient hospital for adolescents with severe and pervasive mental illnesses. Most of these adolescents stayed for a minimum of 6 months and had a history of trauma and abuse, Schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. I was also able to work with their families proving counseling, psycho-education, support, etc.
I moved back to my home state of Florida to begin a new path of working in an outpatient and residential substance use clinic for adults. I spent 2 years working with adult females struggling with substance use, trauma, mental illnesses (e.g depression, anxiety, trauma, and Bipolar Disorder). I ended up starting a more permanent path in 2019 at a Children's Advocacy Center. I see children, adolescents, and adults struggling with various forms of trauma. Most of my clients are victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence, struggling with grief/loss, struggling with life changes, sexuality, etc.
I have worked with a variety of populations in the past but my main focus are individuals dealing with any form of trauma and coping with life changes. Fortunately, these situations can be worked through with the proper tools, support, and a helping professional. Therapy can be extremely beneficial in addressing these struggles.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) in the state of Florida. I use an eclectic approach of using a variety of different therapy modalities that can be used and applied for different struggles. One therapy approach is not a one size fits all. I use what is best for you and your needs! However, I am more prone to use trauma focused therapy approaches such as EMDR, TF-CBT, and DBT. However, all of these modalities help individuals use coping skills, emotion regulation, etc. that can be applied for everyday use.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Family conflicts, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Depression, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Antisocial personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Dissociation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Therapy
FL LCSW SW 16879
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Justine Alemany has been a great help to me. She is truly a credit to this service.
Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with Justine for 2 years and 11 months on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, and self esteem
She’s so great. Made me open up like I never have before. Gave me tools to understand myself and face the outside world and my inner demons like I can win. It’s a process but it’s working so far.
Written on Mar 24, 2021 after therapy with Justine for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Justine is a gem. She’s relatable, attentive and knowledgeable. I feel like I can be myself with her which really helps progress treatment. I look forward to our sessions each week. My experience with her has been the perfect introduction to therapy.
Written on Feb 12, 2021 after therapy with Justine for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching
She’s wonderful and very supportive!
Written on Dec 01, 2020 after therapy with Justine for 1 month on issues concerning trauma and abuse
So far I’ve loved BetterHelp. Justine Alemany is an awesome counselor. She listens and provides support. I would definitely recommend her and the BetterHelp platform to anyone in need of therapy
Written on Sep 09, 2020 after therapy with Justine for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem