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Leo Merino

Licensed Professional Counselor
Arizona

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, and Quest Behavioral Health

Specializes in

Anger Management, LGBTQIA+, Substance Use / Addiction, and Trauma
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Great to meet you!

Counseling, therapy, mental health, are all cringe to consider, but I can make your counseling experience easier. Soy bilingue. I am bilingual in Eng/Span, I have 5 years experience treating youth and adult for substance abuse and general mental health. I live successfully with ADHD, I am 16-years into recovery, and am a proud member of the LGBTQ family. I am also a father, a brother, a mentor to many youth, and a humble servant to my community.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Your therapeutic process will start with my efforts to identify the connection between you and I. Establishing a trusting therapeutic alliance is key to the effectiveness of any intervention used in your sessions. My objective is to empower you to use your innate abilities to heal the trauma, then reconnect healthy thoughts to healthy emotions that manifest to healthy acts/behaviors.

What you can expect from our first session

Your sessions should feel like a safe space. Your concerns will be heard and validated, with empathy and compassion. You should expect to end each session with an improved sense of well-being.

Leo's style is

Humorous
Empowering
Creative

Insurance carriers Leo accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Quest Behavioral Health

More about Leo

MC (Masters in Counseling) at Ottawa Univesity
License type: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Arizona)
Gender: Cisgender Male
Ethnicity: Native American and Hispanic
Languages: English and Spanish
Works with: Adolescents and Adults
More specialties: Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Grief, Loss, and PTSD
Modalities: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Focused CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Play, Strength-Based, Art Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)