Authentic Growth Counseling (She/Her)
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, M.S.
In-Person in Coral Gables, FL 33146
Online in Florida
At Authentic Growth Counseling, we believe therapy should feel human, intentional, and genuinely supportive, not rushed or surface-level. Our trauma-informed group practice specializes in working with adults and couples navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, emotional burnout, life transitions, and patterns that no longer serve them. We provide a warm, collaborative space where clients can slow down, deepen self-understanding, and create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in unhealthy patterns, or simply longing to feel more like yourself again, we’re here to support you through that process with compassion, insight, and care.
Client Focus
Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Children, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Black / African American, Hispanic / Latino, LGBTQ+, Men, Military / Veterans, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Languages: English, Spanish
Treatment Approach
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Experiential Therapy Involves hands-on activities to bring emotions into the present moment. It helps clients process feelings more deeply than through conversation alone.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Family Systems Therapy Looks at problems within the context of the family as a whole. It aims to improve communication and balance in family relationships.
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Based on decades of research, this method gives couples tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen intimacy.
- Imago Relationship Therapy Helps couples understand how childhood experiences influence adult relationships. It teaches communication techniques to deepen connection.
- Integrative Therapy Combines techniques from multiple approaches into a customized plan. It adapts to each client’s unique situation and needs.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Narrative Therapy Encourages people to view problems as separate from themselves and reframe their life story. It helps build resilience and self-identity.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Focuses on solutions and future goals rather than past problems. It is practical, short-term, and goal-driven.
Approach Description: Our approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and deeply relational. We believe that healing happens not only through insight, but through feeling emotionally safe enough to explore patterns, experiences, and parts of yourself that may have been shaped by past relationships, trauma, or overwhelming life experiences.
At Authentic Growth Counseling, we do not believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. We tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, goals, background, and nervous system. Our clinicians integrate evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, attachment-focused therapy, mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy, and nervous system-informed interventions to support meaningful and lasting change.
We work from the understanding that many emotional struggles are not signs of weakness, but adaptive responses to stress, trauma, relational wounds, or environments where clients may have felt unseen, unsupported, or disconnected from themselves. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, increase self-awareness, strengthen emotional regulation, improve relationships, and reconnect with a more authentic sense of self.
Our goal is to create a therapeutic experience that feels intentional, compassionate, and genuinely human, where clients feel both supported and challenged in ways that foster growth, healing, and deeper connection.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 120-225
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- We have interns and different sliding scale options for different therapist.
- Accepts Insurance
- Aetna, Cigna, Oscar, United, AVMED Florida Exchange BH Complete Commercial Florida Exchange Oscar Health Plan UBH general
Education & Credentials
Authentic Growth Counseling LMFT, M.S.
- Female
- License # MT4521
- Licensed in FL
- Practicing Since 2014
Education: Our clinicians hold graduate and doctoral-level training in mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and related behavioral health fields. Authentic Growth Counseling includes licensed therapists with specialized training in trauma-informed care, EMDR, couples
Authentic Growth Counseling Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Coral Gables, FL 33146
- Available Online for residents of Florida
- Online Therapy Details: SimplePractice & Zoom.
Authentic Growth Counseling is a boutique trauma-informed therapy practice based in Coral Gables, Florida, serving adults and couples both in-person and virtually throughout Florida. Our mission is to create a safe, intentional, and deeply human therapeutic space where clients feel supported in exploring the parts of themselves that often go unseen, unheard, or misunderstood.
We specialize in helping high-functioning individuals and couples navigate anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, attachment wounds, emotional overwhelm, self-esteem struggles, life transitions, burnout, and difficulties with emotional connection. Many of our clients are people who appear “put together” externally while internally feeling exhausted, disconnected, anxious, emotionally stuck, or unsure how to move forward.
Our practice is grounded in a relational and systems-based approach that honors each client’s unique story, background, relationships, and lived experiences. We integrate evidence-based and trauma-informed modalities including EMDR, attachment-focused therapy, nervous system-informed work, mindfulness-based interventions, and emotionally focused approaches to support deeper healing and sustainable growth.
For couples, we work collaboratively to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, improve emotional and sexual intimacy, repair disconnection, and navigate the complexities that arise in long-term relationships. We recognize that relationships are deeply vulnerable spaces, and we strive to help partners move away from cycles of defensiveness, resentment, and emotional distance toward greater understanding and connection.
At Authentic Growth Counseling, we value authenticity, cultural awareness, emotional safety, and meaningful therapeutic relationships. We understand that beginning therapy can feel vulnerable, and we aim to create an environment where clients feel genuinely seen, respected, and supported throughout the process.
Healing is not about perfection, it’s about building a more connected, grounded, and authentic relationship with yourself and the people around you.