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Ileana Silva

Therapist
7 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

Great to meet you!

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in children/adolescents, adults and families with a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges. I work with children as young as 9 years old, I have 10 years of experience helping adolescents and their families. My areas of expertise include: depression, anxiety, family conflict, trauma, personality disorders, domestic violence and substance abuse

My approach to therapy

I work from an integrative and multi-disciplinary approach. In my practice, I combine trainings in Wraparound, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Trauma Focused CBT with strategies from Dialectical-Behavioral therapy and more. I use my previous experience as a teacher to collaborate with school staff to address children/adolescents challenges.

What you can expect from me

My practice goals are to empower clients and instill hope to overcome challenges. Together we will work to achieve healthy daily functioning for the the client. I use your strengths to help you succeed.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Hispanic, Woman
  • My style is
    Empowering, Direct, Open Minded

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    7 years of experience
  • Training
    Other at Nova University, MS (Master of Science) at NOVA Southeastern Unversity
  • License type
    LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) (Florida)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Eating disorders, OCD, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Identity issues, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Behavior Modification, Psychoanalytic, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Play, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Strength-Based, Trauma Focused CBT, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English, Spanish
  • Location
    9650 Southwest 164th Avenue
    Miami, FL 33196