Who I am and What I do
I’m a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, a National Certified Counselor, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Summerville, SC.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
This is the time of year when Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can become a daily challenge for many people.
Counseling and Therapy for Diverse women
If you are seeking mental health services or support we are here to help you. We offer counseling and therapy for diverse women: cisgender, transgender, non-binary, and woman/feminine identified people. We are culturally competent in serving the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Healing and Well-being Towards Good Mental Health
Summerville Women’s Mental Health Studio is a private mental health practice providing a modern approach to counseling and therapy. We combine traditional psychotherapy with a practical, problem-solving approach that creates a dynamic and efficient path for change and problem resolution. Although we work from a wellness model, we can diagnose emotional and psychiatric disorders and guide clients in the process of living with such disorders.
Support your mental health during the holidays
As you navigate this holiday season, please remember that feelings of stress, sadness, loneliness, grief, among many other emotions are normal in our society.
TRAUMA AND STRESSORS
If you are experiencing intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, changes in physical and emotional reaction, flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, uncontrollable thoughts about a terrifying event, by either experiencing it or witnessing it, and this is causing significant problems in social or work situations, in relationships, or if they are interfering with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks:
I provide you with effective treatment to help reduce your symptoms and improve your function.
Talking to your best friend, significant other or family member is not the same as talking to a credentialed clinical counselor/therapist.
Professional clinical counselors/therapists are trained and experienced in what they are providing you. Friends and family can be supportive and have a natural one-sided innate lens with a mission to support you because they love you. This is great help when you need to feel loved and supported.
Women report higher stress levels than me
Women continue to report higher stress levels than men, according to APA's Stress In America survey.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
MST refers to sexual assault or threatening sexual harassment experienced during military service.
This includes all sexual activity while on military duty that is against someone’s will or when they are not able to say no.
Discount rate for women veterans
We are offering a special discount rate for women veterans who are seeking mental health services outside of the Veterans Administration (VA).
Mental health for diverse women
We help diverse women who struggle with Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Gender Dysphoria and Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders heal their pain and suffering.
About Summerville Women’s Mental Health Studio
We started providing our mental health services with one goal in mind: to help diverse women (cisgender, transgender, non-binary and woman/feminine identified) with their healing and well-being journey towards good mental health.
Affirmative therapy for the LGBTQIA2S+ community
LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.
Therapy for LGBTQIA+ patients has a long, biased history. However, affirmative therapy practices embrace a wide range of patient identities.
People identifying as LGBTQIA+ may experience higher rates of mental health issues than non-identifying individuals. Unfortunately, the need for quality LGBTQIA+ mental health care has been met with many barriers, including long-standing personal and professional biases. Affirmative therapy offers a solution––providing therapists with tools to assist a wide range of patients and identities.
https://portlandartmuseum.org/learn/programs-tours/object-stories/powerful-self-lgbtqia2s-lives-today/#:~:text=What%20does%20LGBTQIA2S%2B%20mean%3F,people%20choose%20to%20self%2Didentify.
https://www.pacificoaks.edu/voices/psychology/how-does-affirmative-therapy-work/#:~:text=What%20is%20affirmative%20therapy%3F,often%20shaped%20by%20their%20identities
Bigoted Comments and Posts and Mental Health
In this episode our host and co-host discuss how mental health is affected by bigoted comments and posts on social media. They also discuss some of the implications about what to do about it when they as mental health professionals experience bigoted comments from colleagues, friends and family.
When to Switch Your Therapist
In this episode our host and co-hosts discuss some of the reasons you might want to consider switching your therapist.
The discussion covers this rarely talked about issue and makes an effort to clarify and provide important tips about it.
Co-host Lisa Early leads the conversation with hosts Xiomara A. Sosa. She provides tips on how to recognize the signs of when it might be time to switch your therapist and advise on how to go about doing so. They also provide resources and references to check out.