Hispanic and Latino Therapists in Coral Gables, FL
I'm a bilingual/bi-cultural (English/ Spanish) counselor with 25 years of experience working with individuals, groups, and families addressing life challenges: depression, anxiety, anger management, panic disorder, trauma, PTSD, career challenges, parenting difficulties, chronic low self-esteem, family relations and relationship difficulties. Because therapy should not last a life time, we address issues outside your awareness which interfere with your ability to succeed in life. Then, we focus in building your capacity to address life with a healthier approach. I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge acquired through my practice, teaching at various universities and numerous trainings including intercultural knowledge.
I'm a bilingual/bi-cultural (English/ Spanish) counselor with 25 years of experience working with individuals, groups, and families addressing life challenges: depression, anxiety, anger management, panic disorder, trauma, PTSD, career challenges, parenting difficulties, chronic low self-esteem, family relations and relationship difficulties. Because therapy should not last a life time, we address issues outside your awareness which interfere with your ability to succeed in life. Then, we focus in building your capacity to address life with a healthier approach. I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge acquired through my practice, teaching at various universities and numerous trainings including intercultural knowledge.
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationships or struggling to find balance in your life? My clients often come to me seeking support for the relationships that matter most—whether with a partner, family, or even themselves. While I specialize in working with couples and families, I also recognize the importance of individual growth in fostering stronger connections with others. Together, we’ll work to create a balance between rational thought and emotional understanding, helping you navigate life’s complexities with greater clarity and resilience.
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationships or struggling to find balance in your life? My clients often come to me seeking support for the relationships that matter most—whether with a partner, family, or even themselves. While I specialize in working with couples and families, I also recognize the importance of individual growth in fostering stronger connections with others. Together, we’ll work to create a balance between rational thought and emotional understanding, helping you navigate life’s complexities with greater clarity and resilience.
Hello, Welcome to Grow! As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my desire is to help my clients learn to help themselves through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). During my long term practice I have learned that my clients ability to understand their cognitive behaviors and how these interact with their emotions is key to discovering and changing their lives. Catch it! Check it! Change it!
Hello, Welcome to Grow! As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my desire is to help my clients learn to help themselves through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). During my long term practice I have learned that my clients ability to understand their cognitive behaviors and how these interact with their emotions is key to discovering and changing their lives. Catch it! Check it! Change it!
My name is Iris Pitaluga and I am the owner of Alternatives Behavioral Group. We provide psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, and psychiatry for adults, children, couples, and families. We also provide SAP services to DOT employees. Currently, we serve clients in Miami both in person and virtually. We are committed to provide optimal quality of services to help our clients reach emotional balance and maximum growth potential.
My name is Iris Pitaluga and I am the owner of Alternatives Behavioral Group. We provide psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, and psychiatry for adults, children, couples, and families. We also provide SAP services to DOT employees. Currently, we serve clients in Miami both in person and virtually. We are committed to provide optimal quality of services to help our clients reach emotional balance and maximum growth potential.
My approach to therapy is grounded in narrative therapy, as I believe in the power of reshaping personal stories to foster growth and healing. Additionally, I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor my work to each client’s unique needs.
My experience includes working with a diverse range of clients, from young children and teens to older adults. I have experience with the following:
Depression
Anxiety
Self-esteem
Eating Disorders
Autism
Families
Relationships
Parent-child conflicts
My approach to therapy is grounded in narrative therapy, as I believe in the power of reshaping personal stories to foster growth and healing. Additionally, I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor my work to each client’s unique needs.
My experience includes working with a diverse range of clients, from young children and teens to older adults. I have experience with the following:
Depression
Anxiety
Self-esteem
Eating Disorders
Autism
Families
Relationships
Parent-child conflicts
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy offers a supportive space to be heard, understood, and guided as you work toward meaningful change. I’m here to listen with care and to collaborate with you in identifying a path toward greater balance, clarity, and emotional well-being.
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy offers a supportive space to be heard, understood, and guided as you work toward meaningful change. I’m here to listen with care and to collaborate with you in identifying a path toward greater balance, clarity, and emotional well-being.
We treat adults, teens, couples, and families seeking relief from depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and mood disorders. We all work towards happiness, but we sometimes get stuck in patterns from the past and live in anxiety about the future. You don't have to suffer alone. All our mental health professionals are guided by compassion and empathy.
We treat adults, teens, couples, and families seeking relief from depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and mood disorders. We all work towards happiness, but we sometimes get stuck in patterns from the past and live in anxiety about the future. You don't have to suffer alone. All our mental health professionals are guided by compassion and empathy.
For 25 years I have helped adolescents, adults and families struggling with OCD and anxiety disorders using proven treatments like CBT and ERP. I am a fully bilingual English-Spanish psychologist in Miami specializing in trauma-informed, evidence-based care. This is not general supportive therapy. With OCD and anxiety, treatment approach matters. Many patients come to me after trying therapy that was supportive but not specialized enough for these conditions. I specialize in treating severe OCD and treatment-resistant anxiety such as taboo (e.g., harm, sexual) intrusive thoughts, panic, health anxiety and phobias.
For 25 years I have helped adolescents, adults and families struggling with OCD and anxiety disorders using proven treatments like CBT and ERP. I am a fully bilingual English-Spanish psychologist in Miami specializing in trauma-informed, evidence-based care. This is not general supportive therapy. With OCD and anxiety, treatment approach matters. Many patients come to me after trying therapy that was supportive but not specialized enough for these conditions. I specialize in treating severe OCD and treatment-resistant anxiety such as taboo (e.g., harm, sexual) intrusive thoughts, panic, health anxiety and phobias.
You’re tired of explaining yourself, to doctors, to family, to people who mean well and still don’t get it. You’re the strong one, the responsible one, the one everyone leans on, and nobody sees what it’s costing you. You’ve been pushing through for so long that you forgot what it feels like to not be exhausted. Maybe it’s anxiety keeping you up at night, depression that makes everything feel pointless, ADHD you’ve been masking your whole life, or the weight of holding everyone else together while you’re barely holding on yourself.
You’re tired of explaining yourself, to doctors, to family, to people who mean well and still don’t get it. You’re the strong one, the responsible one, the one everyone leans on, and nobody sees what it’s costing you. You’ve been pushing through for so long that you forgot what it feels like to not be exhausted. Maybe it’s anxiety keeping you up at night, depression that makes everything feel pointless, ADHD you’ve been masking your whole life, or the weight of holding everyone else together while you’re barely holding on yourself.
I have focused much of my experience working with several areas of concern and populations including but not limited to LGBTQ, Latinx, as well as topics of Intimacy, ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression.
I believe that the purpose of therapy is to supply others with guidance towards developing tools and skills that allow them to ultimately set themselves free. Salt + Light Healing Wellness is built on mental health therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), simultaneously enriched by therapeutic yoga, trauma-informed yoga, somatic therapy, meditation, sound healing & breath work. My mission is to help clients connect with their inner selves, learn to heal, and cultivate joy and resilience in their lives.
I have focused much of my experience working with several areas of concern and populations including but not limited to LGBTQ, Latinx, as well as topics of Intimacy, ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression.
I believe that the purpose of therapy is to supply others with guidance towards developing tools and skills that allow them to ultimately set themselves free. Salt + Light Healing Wellness is built on mental health therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), simultaneously enriched by therapeutic yoga, trauma-informed yoga, somatic therapy, meditation, sound healing & breath work. My mission is to help clients connect with their inner selves, learn to heal, and cultivate joy and resilience in their lives.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience working with families and children in crises such as divorce, job loss, relocation, etc.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience working with families and children in crises such as divorce, job loss, relocation, etc.
I am a licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMHC) and Certified K-12 School Counselor in the State of Florida. With over 15 years of Mental Health and School Counseling experience, with children and families, I have addressed many emotional and behavioral concerns with children that range from emotional regulation, to interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, grief, loss, and mindfulness. Over the years I have had a mixed caseload of symptoms including ADHD, depression, anxiety, school-based behavioral problems, panic attacks, trauma, mood disorders, attention issues, self-esteem, and life stressors.
I am a licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMHC) and Certified K-12 School Counselor in the State of Florida. With over 15 years of Mental Health and School Counseling experience, with children and families, I have addressed many emotional and behavioral concerns with children that range from emotional regulation, to interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, grief, loss, and mindfulness. Over the years I have had a mixed caseload of symptoms including ADHD, depression, anxiety, school-based behavioral problems, panic attacks, trauma, mood disorders, attention issues, self-esteem, and life stressors.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I specialize in working with adults who are navigating eating disorders, substance use disorders, and PTSD. If you feel stuck in your substance use, out of control with disordered eating, or exhausted by flashbacks and a dysregulated nervous system, help is available.
My approach is rooted in the belief that therapy should be a space where you can show up as your full self, without judgment, but with a supportive, encouraging voice that gently challenges you. I’m here to remind you of your ability to create meaningful change and a better quality of life.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I specialize in working with adults who are navigating eating disorders, substance use disorders, and PTSD. If you feel stuck in your substance use, out of control with disordered eating, or exhausted by flashbacks and a dysregulated nervous system, help is available.
My approach is rooted in the belief that therapy should be a space where you can show up as your full self, without judgment, but with a supportive, encouraging voice that gently challenges you. I’m here to remind you of your ability to create meaningful change and a better quality of life.
I especially enjoy working with clients who are open to exploring integrative methods, like Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy to name one. Those who are seeking holistic ways to address their mental health challenges, and individuals who are committed to personal growth and self-discovery. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, adjusting to life changes, or facing communication issues, and are interested in a therapeutic approach that addresses your whole being, I believe we can work together to help you find balance and well-being.
I especially enjoy working with clients who are open to exploring integrative methods, like Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy to name one. Those who are seeking holistic ways to address their mental health challenges, and individuals who are committed to personal growth and self-discovery. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, adjusting to life changes, or facing communication issues, and are interested in a therapeutic approach that addresses your whole being, I believe we can work together to help you find balance and well-being.
For over 25 years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting individuals as they navigate some of life’s most challenging transitions, whether it's the quiet weight of depression, the urgency of anxiety, the pain of infertility or divorce, or the disorientation that comes with grief or career loss. I offer a therapeutic space that is nonjudgmental, and deeply respectful of each person’s unique story. I believe that meaningful change happens when we feel safe enough to explore our internal world with honesty and curiosity. Therapy is not just about managing symptoms, it’s about reconnecting with your sense of purpose and possibilities.
For over 25 years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting individuals as they navigate some of life’s most challenging transitions, whether it's the quiet weight of depression, the urgency of anxiety, the pain of infertility or divorce, or the disorientation that comes with grief or career loss. I offer a therapeutic space that is nonjudgmental, and deeply respectful of each person’s unique story. I believe that meaningful change happens when we feel safe enough to explore our internal world with honesty and curiosity. Therapy is not just about managing symptoms, it’s about reconnecting with your sense of purpose and possibilities.
I’m Brianna Gomez, a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern born and raised in Miami, Florida. I hold dual master’s degrees in Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Louisiana Monroe. My therapeutic approach is grounded in trauma-informed care with a strong foundation in narrative therapy. I also integrate techniques from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), grief counseling, and attachment-based practices. This combination allows me to help clients make sense of their experiences and move forward with greater clarity, purpose, & confidence.
I’m Brianna Gomez, a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern born and raised in Miami, Florida. I hold dual master’s degrees in Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Louisiana Monroe. My therapeutic approach is grounded in trauma-informed care with a strong foundation in narrative therapy. I also integrate techniques from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), grief counseling, and attachment-based practices. This combination allows me to help clients make sense of their experiences and move forward with greater clarity, purpose, & confidence.
At our practice, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health services to meet the unique needs of our clients. We offer a broad range of services: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with developmental challenges. Behavioral Therapy to address and modify maladaptive behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. For our Spanish-speaking clients, we offer services in Spanish to ensure comfort and effective communication throughout your journey with us. Meet Our Specialist.
At our practice, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health services to meet the unique needs of our clients. We offer a broad range of services: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with developmental challenges. Behavioral Therapy to address and modify maladaptive behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. For our Spanish-speaking clients, we offer services in Spanish to ensure comfort and effective communication throughout your journey with us. Meet Our Specialist.
It takes a lot of courage to start looking for a therapist. You or your loved one might be experiencing a pain that you don't know how to overcome. Whether it is sadness that won't go away, fear, or simply a tough time dealing with life's issues, its time to work on it. That's what brought you here. You realize it might be a phase, but maybe it hasn't improved even after talking to friends and family about it. It's hard to carry this on your own, and you are ready for change. You might not be sure how, or with whom, but you are ready. So proud of you and your courage.
It takes a lot of courage to start looking for a therapist. You or your loved one might be experiencing a pain that you don't know how to overcome. Whether it is sadness that won't go away, fear, or simply a tough time dealing with life's issues, its time to work on it. That's what brought you here. You realize it might be a phase, but maybe it hasn't improved even after talking to friends and family about it. It's hard to carry this on your own, and you are ready for change. You might not be sure how, or with whom, but you are ready. So proud of you and your courage.
I am a neuropsychologist with over 25 years of experience. My practice emphasizes high quality and individualized treatment & assessment. My approach is one that values the therapeutic relationship and takes into account emotional, behavioral, cognitive, biological, cultural and environmental factors when developing the treatment plan.
In addition to the treatment of clinical symptoms such as anxiety and depression, I work with chronic illness, life transitions, stress management, family/caregivers and much more. Treatment strategies & techniques are tailored to the presentation aimed at improving wellbeing and quality of life.
I am a neuropsychologist with over 25 years of experience. My practice emphasizes high quality and individualized treatment & assessment. My approach is one that values the therapeutic relationship and takes into account emotional, behavioral, cognitive, biological, cultural and environmental factors when developing the treatment plan.
In addition to the treatment of clinical symptoms such as anxiety and depression, I work with chronic illness, life transitions, stress management, family/caregivers and much more. Treatment strategies & techniques are tailored to the presentation aimed at improving wellbeing and quality of life.
If you are looking for help with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, major life transitions (divorce/breakups), or the emotional challenges of perimenopause or menopause. I’m here to help. I like being authentic and direct with my clients without being judgmental. I take a holistic, multicultural, and collaborative approach to treatment. Supporting you also means respect for your cultural identity, spirituality, gender identify, sexual orientation, and relationship structures (ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, etc.). Click on my link to get started.
If you are looking for help with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, major life transitions (divorce/breakups), or the emotional challenges of perimenopause or menopause. I’m here to help. I like being authentic and direct with my clients without being judgmental. I take a holistic, multicultural, and collaborative approach to treatment. Supporting you also means respect for your cultural identity, spirituality, gender identify, sexual orientation, and relationship structures (ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, etc.). Click on my link to get started.
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FAQ - Hispanic and Latino Counseling
What can a Hispanic and Latino therapist help with?
A Hispanic or Latino therapist can support clients with a variety of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, and major life transitions. What may set a therapist who personally identifies as Hispanic or Latino apart, however, is their ability to integrate cultural context into your care. If you identify with a specific cultural background, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, or Colombian, working with a therapist who shares your identity can make a meaningful difference in therapy since you may feel that you have to explain yourself less, or that certain cultural values around family, respect, religion, and emotional expression are more understood by them.
What role can language play in therapy?
Language plays a central role in how people process and express emotions. Even for individuals who are fluent in English, certain feelings, memories, or experiences may be easier to describe in Spanish or in the language they grew up speaking. For many Hispanic and Latino clients, language is also closely tied to identity and family relationships. Being able to move between English and Spanish in therapy can help reflect real-life dynamics, such as communicating with family members in one language and navigating work or school in another. Read more about the advantages of choosing a bilingual counselor here.
How can a Hispanic and Latino therapist support family therapy?
Family is central in many Hispanic and Latino cultures, and a therapist with cultural familiarity may be better equipped to navigate family dynamics without oversimplifying them. Culturally responsive therapists may be able to more accurately interpret family roles and dynamics, thus allowing them to distinguish between cultural norms and clinically concerning dynamics. In addition, Hispanic and Latino therapists who speak Spanish may be a particularly good fit for bilingual or multilingual families, as a therapist that can facilitate clearly across languages will help ensure that all family members feel heard and understood.
How might I inquire about a therapist's experience with Hispanic and Latino clients?
The best way to inquire about a therapist’s specific experience with Hispanic and Latino clients is to ask them targeted questions during an initial phone call or consultation. Consider asking questions such as: What experience do you have working with Hispanic or Latino clients? How do you incorporate cultural background into your approach to therapy? Do you offer therapy in Spanish or another language? You may also ask about specific examples of when they’ve navigated working with Hispanic and Latino clients.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Hispanic and Latino therapists?
The Psychology Today directory of Hispanic and Latino therapists includes providers who have identified their ethnicity on their profile. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. When the number of therapists near you who identify as Hispanic and Latino is limited, the directory will also show therapists with experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.