If you are reading this, you are likely at a point in your life where you’ve begun to consider if it might be the right time to take a leap and seek help to cope with struggles that have become too overwhelming to manage on your own. Here’s the good news: you don’t have to manage those struggles alone. In our DBT skills program, we will explore your challenges, develop strategies for coping, and get you moving toward the life you both want and deserve.
In my experience, meaningful therapeutic work can only occur in the context of a genuine relationship that is marked by trust, warmth, mutual respect, and firm, but loving, boundaries. My previous clients would tell you that I am easy to talk to, engaging, and collaborative. I work with adults and adolescents of all sexual orientations, genders, and cultural backgrounds, and my specialties include treating eating disorders, trauma-related struggles, depression, and anxiety. As a Cuban emigrant, I am also particularly sensitive to the unique needs of ethnic minority clients.
Whether this is your first time in therapy, or you’ve been in therapy for most of your life and want to supplement this work wit h the DBT skills, I promise to meet you where you are. Together, we will unload what is weighing you down and figure out how to help you move towards a more fulfilling life.
Thaimi Fina, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (MH13099) and specialist contractor at Gatewell. She was awarded a Master of Science in Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Miami, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and French from the University of Southern California. She specializes in treating complex eating disorders and co-occurring conditions in adults, as well as trauma/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Thaimi is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma. She also specializes in couples counseling and has completed Gottman Level 2 Training. Thaimi is a prior clinical director at a residential eating disorders treatment center and co-has led DBT skills groups at Gatewell since 2020.