“Every Child is different kind of flower and all together make this world a beautiful garden”- Anonymous 

Every since Angela was a little girl she was told she was going to either grow up to be a journalist or a therapist due to her curious nature. She chose therapy! She was and continues to be a highly inquisitive person asking others questions and engaging in conversations with others to get to know them better. There is no one that has ever lived or who will live who will have the same exact life and that is what makes each person unique. However, human beings are more alike than we are different, hence it is an honor for Angela to hear each person’s life story. 

Angela’s therapeutic journey is one that unfolded gradually with different stepping stones that brought her to where she is today. As a child she remembers her mom listening every day to different psychology and self-help-books using her headphones and cassette player. Angela was her number one client in which she taught her everything that she learned. In high-school, Angela was voted senior year of high school “best shoulder to cry on” as a class superlative. When she began college and had to declare a major, the only one that came to mind as one that she was naturally drawn to was psychology. Once she graduated from her master’s program, she intentionally sought out for work with children. Angela has been able to see children in different settings which include: schools, home, group home, non-profit, community agencies, and private practice. 

Therapeutic Approaches:

Angela’s goal is to create a safe space for clients to come as their authentic selves. She work as a mirror and sound board to help empower clients to: have compassion for themselves and others, identify their current skills and strengths, and to find beauty and meaning in the things important to them. The different therapeutic lens Angela uses to collaborate with children and families consist of:

Play Therapy Skills- Sand tray, board games, and arts/crafts oh my! Using toys and different forms of art expression to help children explore their emotional world. 

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)- Using psycho-education to learn how trauma may manifest itself and influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions. By recognizing different automatic negative thoughts and core beliefs one may modify and practice replacing these negative thoughts with one’s that serve one better. 

Solution Focused Therapy- The simple yet complex art of practicing simplicity to identify the prominent concern in one’s life and creating SMART goals to find the “solution.”

Narrative Therapy - You are the author of your life. In narrative therapy, you take the time to share your life story or other narratives, with the ultimate goal of rewriting and modifying our life’s chapters.

Family Systems- Recognizing that human beings are creatures of habit that fall into patterns of repeating certain behaviors. Through awareness one may learn to modify patterns and cycles of behavior. 

The Gottman Method - An approach of therapy that helps bring couples closer through learning better communication skills and empathy. 

More about Angela or "“Angie”:

She has lived half her life in Las Vegas Nevada, and the other half here in Florida. Angie is bilingual in both Spanish and English. She come from a large family where she has sixteen first cousins alone! In her time off she enjoys exploring different nature trails, spending quality time with friends/family, and any opportunity to celebrate life moments through gift giving, decorating, and playing games.