Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Coral Gables, FL

My approach is aimed to support individuals where they are and assist them to effectively move through this phase of life in a healthy way. Together we will create a space of trust to build a therapeutic relationship that promotes healing and growth. My overall goal for individuals to be themselves and feel comfortable reaching their therapeutic goals.

Let me help you find your strengths and tools to deal with life's obstacles, however big or small. My intention is to help clients not only set but achieve their goals with the right skills. Together, we can create a course of treatment specific to your needs, which might include anything from ADHD, anxiety, behavior management, depression, parenting, school issues, self-esteem, substance abuse, trauma, and more. I will apply a variety of evidence-based treatments, interventions, and coping skills to best help you reach your goals.

Our children and ourselves are facing stressors our parents never even heard of. The negative results of this stress can be anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship challenges, behavioral problems, stress that becomes chronic, and even medical issues. As a licensed mental health counselor, a mindfulness practitioner and a mother, I have developed a particular interest in teaching mindfulness skills to children, adolescents and adults (not only parents) to help them better regulate how life's circumstances impact their mental health. Mindfulness techniques will give individuals methods to protect themselves from these challenges.

My name is Iris Pitaluga. I am the co-owner of Alternatives Behavioral Group. We provide psychotherapy and substance abuse counseling for adults, children, couples, and families. We also provide SAP services to DOT employees. We serve clients in Miami and Boca Raton. We are committed to provide optimal quality of services to help our clients reach emotional balance and maximum growth potential.

I am a bilingual licensed psychologist/neuropsychologist providing therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, consultation and neuropsychological testing. Psychotherapy is tailored to your needs and can focus on issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, life stressors/transitions, relationships, chronic illness, pain, sleep & more. Cognitive rehabilitation for brain injury, stroke, psychiatric disorders, attention/executive deficits and cognitive decline is also offered. My approach is one that is comprehensive and relies on evidenced based techniques while considering emotional, behavioral, cognitive , biological and environmental factors.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I earned a Master of Science in Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Miami, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and French from the University of Southern California. I specialize in treating complex eating disorders and co-occurring conditions in adults, as well as trauma/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I am trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive -Behavioral Therapy and am certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma. Previously, I worked as a clinical director at a residential eating disorders treatment center.

I help clients identify their problematic thinking patterns, develop coping mechanisms, process their trauma, and understand how past experiences affect their current level of functioning. I value the transformative nature of strong therapeutic relationships, and am proficient in providing therapy for individuals, groups, couples, and families. My goal is to apply my compassion and expertise to the therapeutic process, while helping my clients improve their lives, ultimately attaining a sense of peace and fulfillment.

I provide support and guidance to people who want to reduce their stress, struggle and reactivity so that they can be their best selves in life and in relationship with themselves and with others. I emphasize holistic approaches that increase self-awareness and change unhelpful habits. Depending on your needs and goals, our work together is likely to uncover old, limiting patterns and beliefs and to involve a compassionate exploration and reworking of these things. This collaborative process occurs within a framework of mindfulness, psychodynamic psychology, and cognitive -behavioral therapy. I firmly believe in a person's innate ability for healing and change.

I enjoy helping my clients to solve life's puzzles. I strive to partner with my clients in understanding their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in order to help them achieve their desired life plan. I have been a licensed psychotherapist for more than 25 years. I have worked with a wide variety of relationship couple issues both marital and pre-marital. I have helped many couples to improve their level of marital satisfaction and to heal their trust issues. I also have worked extensively with patients struggling with depression, anxiety, childhood sexual abuse grief, career choices,infidelity, and self-worth issues.

Dr. Rachel Salk is a licensed psychologist who provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults. Dr. Salk primarily uses a client-centered and cognitive -behavioral approach when working with clients. She also incorporates elements from mindfulness-based stress reduction, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Dr. Salk specializes in working with women and girls at various life transitions, including adolescence, college, and the perinatal period.

Venezuelan-born, Miami-raised native with a passion for helping individuals, couples and families achieve health within themselves and in their relationships. I firmly believe that healthy individuals can produce healthy homes and healthy homes can produce healthy individuals but somewhere along the way, culture and our surroundings make an attempt to lead us astray, leading us far from what we want to build and who we want to be. Allow me to join you on your journey of redesigning your life, your relationships and let’s commit to flourishing in every aspect of it.

EMDR, hypnotherapy, reiki, yoga, IMAGO. A holistic approach. Everyone has the ability to heal themselves with unconditional positive guidance. I am a licensed mental health counselor and a certified yoga instructor. I believe that psychotherapy in conjunction with accessing the mind-body connection within individuals and relationships is the key to improving any situation. I use a holistic spiritually-focused therapy process grounded in neuroscience, sub-conscious energy healing, traditional psychology and yoga. I specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, and achieving divine self-worth through finding the authentic self.

HI! I take a holistic and caring approach to helping you navigate the issues you are experiencing. You are ready to do the work, take the steps that will empower you, to make your relationships succeed, feel better about yourself, make wise decisions, and become more self-aware. Together we'll explore your full potential.

Within each precious life, change is not only possible but inevitable. We can’t always avoid adversity, but we can always choose our response to it, and it is within this choice that we can find the potential for growth and freedom. Therapy allows us to pause, step back, reassess the situation we are facing, and finally to move in the direction of self-care, fulfillment and joy. My decades of teaching and practicing yoga/meditation have profoundly informed my therapeutic approach, allowing me to draw on a blend of Eastern mindfulness and Western cognitive psychology.

As a psychologist I have several goals in therapy. I begin by developing a relationship with my patients, with the understanding that I am an expert in my field, but that the patient is the expert on themselves. I believe in educating my patients and empowering them to take charge of their lives and take responsibility for improving their situation. I teach coping skills, largely using cognitive behavioral techniques and by having patients practice by doing "homework". In addition, I explore a patient's history and past relationships, but only after first managing their distress in the moment.

I've realized during my time practicing as a Mental Health Counselor, the immediate need for someone to listen! I empathize with individuals who want to be heard and understood. One common issue that stands out during my therapy session is difficulties communicating and listening among peers and family. I hear my client's say how difficult it has been for them to express and explain their perspectives to others and not feel heard. During these difficult times all we need is someone to listen without judgment.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience working with children, families, and couples. As a psychotherapist, I believe in assisting clients to better their relationship with others, to understand and achieve a life that is meaningful and fulfilling. At times we react to life's adversities with fear and anger, burying our joy and hope. Through therapeutic support, I help my clients learn to recognize healthy ways to react to life's trials and take control in order to move forward and seek self-actualization and gratification.

If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, mood or relationship issues, please know that I have been working with people like you for 25+ years. While you may come to therapy to address your feelings, I will help you to understand how your ingrained negative thoughts affect those feelings utilizing Cognitive Behavioral techniques ( CBT ). I often delve deeper utilizing a psychodynamic perspective to uncover why these thoughts exist in order to facilitate a deeper understanding and change in behavior.

Whatever you are facing, you deserve to feel better, healthier, happier and whole. I recognize making the decision to seek treatment can be difficult or scary. I provide a safe space in which you are seen and heard. I am an experienced licensed psychotherapist, certified trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapist, and certified life coach serving clients in Florida and New York. I have helped children, teens, and adults find healing and hope as they journey through mood disorders, life transitions, divorce, grief/loss, partner betrayal, abuse, trauma, and more.