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Ivana Ayala-Esslinger

Therapist(she, her, hers)
2 years of experience
  • Virtual & in-person
  • Grief or loss, Women's issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Greetings, I seek to support and empower you through compassion, empathic leadership and a holistic perspective using integrative treatment style. My background includes working with crisis, self-harm and self-worth in the schools. Supporting adults and youth with life skills and educating around the importance of maintaining mind, body and spiritual wellness.

My approach to therapy

My approach views you as an individual who deserves to be treated with empathy, compassion and unconditional positive regard. I particularly enjoy supporting youth and adults of parents/guardians in recovery and highly functioning, highly stressed, adults that are also parents and in the helping professions.

What you can expect from me

You can expect for us to work together to come up with some goals and a plan for how we would like our visits to look. I am eclectic and integrate talk therapy, breathing exercises, mantras and meditation. For some we will incorporate tapping, journaling and referrals to group healing exercises.

About me

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

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    2 years of experience
  • Training
    Other at Florida Atlantic University
  • License type
    LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) (Florida)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Grief or loss, Women's issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Stress management, Cultural & ethnic issues, Relationship issues, Identity issues, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Transpersonal, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Attachment Based, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Seniors, Adults, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English
  • Location
    828 Southwest Palm City Road
    Stuart, FL 34994