I am a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 10 years of experience in counseling. My main focus has been addictions, intimate partner violence, and trauma. I am also well versed in intellectual and developmental disabilities and crisis counseling and consulting for families and systems struggling with behavioral issues. I come from a place of understanding that substance abuse issues and current life issues stem from our past traumas. An untreated mental health diagnosis can lead to many long term issues. My counseling style is to listen first. I want to understand you and what motivates you. I come from a place of compassion and want to challenge you to be your best self. I have a sound background in motivation and self-determination theory, cognitive behavioral theory, and solutions based counseling. We will sit down together and come up with the best treatment plan for you, taking into account where you're at in your journey and how far you're willing to go.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Immigration Issues, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NY LMHC 009805
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I found Dr. Medina very helpful. I had gotten to a point where I couldn’t go a day without crying. She helped me understand myself and find ways to not cry when it’s really not necessary. It had been running my life for a long time. I can safely say that I still cry, but I am not sweating every small thing anymore.
Written on Oct 21, 2021 after therapy with Michelle for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes