I am a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida with over 17 years of experience in the mental health field. I have extensive experience working with individuals with various mental health issues including substance abuse and anger management, anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma. I also have extensive experience working with: foster care families, adoptive families, adults and individuals involved in the legal system.
My treatment approaches include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Art therapy techniques, Education and Group counseling. I am also a Certified Life Coach and am passionate about helping my clients work towards achieving a better emotional and behavioral well-being. My job is to get to know you and build trust with you as together we explore what might be getting in your way to being the person you want to be.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Adoption and foster care, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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If I schedule an appointment at 5pm, I would expect my therapist to be present, just as if I was doing an in person meeting. 30 mins waiting and no call. Unbelievable. Not a good look.
Written on Nov 12, 2020 after therapy with Myra for 2 days on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Myra has been a God sent. She’s been able to help me find ways to cope with my anxiety and depression in a healthy way and really focus on myself. With her guidance, I’ve been able to realize that we all go through tough times but we need to remember that we’re human and the goal is learn from the experience and move forward because life is great, you just really have set your mind to see it.
Written on Oct 30, 2018 after therapy with Myra for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and self esteem