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Magdalena (Maggie) Madera, LMHC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Depression
Video Phone Messaging

About me

Hi, I'm Maggie Madera!
I am Cuban-born, American-educated, married in the United States with two professional adult children and one grandson. For the past 4 decades, I have been both a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed School Psychologist practicing in the multilingual and multiracial community of Miami-Dade County, FL. I have also delivered services to families in Paraguay, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. I began my career evaluating children and adolescents with educational and emotional difficulties both privately and in the local school system. I have worked with clients experiencing a wide array of emotional concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress, marriage, life change concerns, difficulty with communication, assertiveness, self-esteem, family issues, and issues of acceptance.

I use talk therapy with my clients to better help them in identifying areas of concern and working towards personal goals, better self-esteem, coping skills, successful interpersonal relationships, and better family relationships.

I am a very direct and solution-focused therapist helping my clients find their positive rationality in solving their own problems. I value my client's time, and I use my communication skills to be effective in getting to the root of the issue quickly. I prefer short-term therapy because I believe in my client's ability to learn successful problem solving skills and integrate these skills into their repertoire.

I am looking forward to helping you to the best of my abilities.

I am generally available Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm and 5pm, and I prefer to do my sessions via video or phone sessions.

Warmly,

Maggie Madera

Professional experience

40yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

Languages

EnglishSpanish

License information

FL LMHC MH708

Reviews

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Maggie is down to earth and not at all judge mental .

Written on Oct 28, 2020 after therapy with Magdalena (Maggie) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and adhd