Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychotherapy
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Licensing Info:
Mental Health and Marriage and Family
License Type:
LMHC & LMFT
License Number:
002797 & 000259
My Approach to Helping
Teresa has worked for years helping Adult Children,parents & sibilings that are or have lived with someones's alcohol and drug abuse & feels like the addiction has made their lives unmanagable.It is important to talk honestly with family members about what is happening in the family and to help them express their concerns and feelings.Families with alcohol and drug problems usually have high levels of stress and confusion.These family memebers need to have their experiences validated and learn that they did not cause it they cannot control the addiction, and they cannot cure the addiction. She is well-versed and comfortable in individual, group and family counseling sessions and utilizes creative approaches to encouraging sharing and support. Teresa's experience covers a broad range of care including family of all ages, teenagers, elementary-age children and children on the Autism spectrum disorders.Teresa works from a systemic approach bringing the entire family into sessions. Through the integration of cognitive, behavioral and spiritual awareness, clients learn that they hold the answers to create harmony in their lives.
In recognizing and meeting her clients need for spirituality,Teresa employs an eclectic approach, ensuring that treatment is tailored to individual needs, using experimental methods with cognitive behavioral techniques to facilitate an individuals and familys insight and personal growth. She believes in her client's ability to create balance and sees them healed.
More Info About My Practice
Teresa Giammella-deBoer, LMFT, LMHC, founder of TGD Counseling and Healing Through Creativity, completed a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology and a Masters of Special Education from the College of Staten Island. Teresa started her career as a Special Education teacher in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to Miami Beach, Florida, to work with Special Education students and earn a dual Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling while completing a separate degree in Guidance and Counseling from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. She received a license for all three degrees from New York State, where she is a Guidance Counselor for high school students through the Department of Education in Staten Island, New York. Her private practice is in Family Therapy and Mental Health. Utilizing a series of Healing Through Creativity books, the author runs a 12-week workshop which incorporates different modalities to facilitate workshop participants in living more productive and harmonious lives.
Services I Provide
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Mediation
Coaching
Consultation
Clinical Supervision
Distance or Phone Therapy
Residential/Retreat Based Therapy
Other
Ages I Work With
Children
Teens
Adults
Elders
Languages I Speak
English
Groups I Work With
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Children and Teens on the Autism Sprectrum Disorder, Dual Disorders, Chemical Dependency, Mental Illness, Guided Imagry, Breathing and Mediation, Groups and Workshops.
Therapy Approaches I Use
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Adlerian Psychotherapy
Anger Management
Authentic Movement
Biofeedback / Neurofeedback
Breathwork
Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
Creative Art Therapy
Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
Emotional Transformation Therapy
Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Holistic Psychotherapy
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Jungian Psychotherapy
Narrative Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parent Work
Play Therapy
Reality Therapy
Regression Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Systems Theory /Therapy
Transactional Analysis
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Integration of different therapy models
Other - not listed here
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