Mechele de Avila, MSW, LCSW, SAP, LAC
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Profession(s): Clinical Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LCSW, SAP, LAC
License Number:  4065
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My Approach to Helping

I believe that the client should lead the therapy and the counselor should meet the client where they are at and use Stages of Change to help direct the work. I believe in using people's strengths to help them through difficult times.

More Info About My Practice

Please feel free to go to my website www.MecheledeAvila-LCSW.com for further information.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Consultation
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Chemically dependent populations, survivors of domestic or sexual abuse, people with depression, and people with PTSD.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Adlerian Psychotherapy
  • Breathwork
  • Clean Language, Symbolic Modeling, & Metaphor Therapy
  • Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Motivational Enhancement Therapy
  • Non-Violent Communication
  • Parent Work
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Other - not listed here
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 4040
Metairie, LA 70114 United States
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Office 2: 
1539 Metairie Rd
Metairie, LA 70005 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Habits
  • Inadequacy
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Violence
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness