About
Leticia provides therapy services for MFTS and has over 14 years of clinical experience. Leticia has worked in private practices, mental health agencies, hospitals and schools.
Leticia is trained and specialized in therapy with adults and also with young kids. With children, Leticia uses play therapy in sessions and partner with parents, family members and school officials, to guarantee the best treatment to this population. With adults, Leticia has expertise working with individuals dealing with anxiety, depression and PTSD.
She has worked with clients from different cultural background and includes cultural aspects in therapy.
She tries to understand the singularity of each client, providing a safe place for each of them in a very unique way. She believes it is important for clients to be protagonists of their treatment and have the autonomy to make decisions.
Since 2005, Leticia has been improving her clinical skills, through intensive trainings. She holds a Master Degree in Clinical Psychology and she is a Clinical Psychologist in her home country. Leticia is a Psychoanalyst following the Lacanian Orientation.
Psychoanalysis offers a safe space to tell and to edit our own history, where new solutions to symptoms and repetitions can be created. She is current member of the Lacanian Compass, a group dedicated to the development and promotion of the Lacanian Psychoanalysis in the United States.
Leticia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington DC.
States
Leticia is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese to those located in Washington DC.
Areas of Experience
ADHD
Adoption
Anger management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Child and Adolescent
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Family Conflict
Grief
Infertility
Learning Disabilities
Life Transitions
Mood Disorder
Narcissistic Personality
OCD
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self Esteem
Thinking Disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Women´s Issues
Plus many more...
Typical Office Hours
9am-7pm Monday-Thursday (varies)
Feedback
"Leticia is great."
-Anonymous
"I really enjoy working and digging in!"
-Anonymous
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