Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar, PhD (in Counseling),
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Providing Virtual Therapy to Adult Clients
in the States of AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, LA, MA, ME, NV, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WI & WY, USA
Specializing in Supporting Clients who are Newly Secular or Deconstructing from High Control Religions, Groups or Cults: Religious Trauma / Faith Crisis, Religious Deconstruction / Purity Culture / Religious Residue / Mixed-Faith Relationships / Secular Therapy
Education / Trainings / Licensure
Everybody and their uncle tells me that potential clients don't give a hoot about the exact degrees I have. And yet, somehow, I'm thinking that as a potential client you want to make sure I didn't get them out of a Cracker Jack box either! So here goes:
Education
I graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a PhD in Counseling (I think the glee on this picture speaks volumes). This doctoral program is CACREP accredited, and emphasizes research and leadership. I love doing research (nerd alert!) and so I enjoyed it immensely. During this program I created and tested a new therapeutic intervention called Sign your Feelings, which combines teaching hearing clients specific American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary, practicing emotional disclosure, and placing a strong accent on the alliance between therapists and their clients. For anybody who is interested in reading it they can find my Doctoral dissertation on this link. If you'd like to receive an electronic copy from me directly, just reach out by email. ​
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Before my PhD I did a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Way (and I mean waaaaaay) prior to that, in the 80's - I got a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Trinity College of Vermont (that was so long ago that I did my senior thesis on a TYPEWRITER... that I had to BORROW!)
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I'm licensed in the following US States:
Alaska: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # 235395
Arizona: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # LPC-23896
California: LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) license # 18780
Colorado: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # LPC.0019277
Delaware: PCMH (Professional Counselor of Mental Health) license # PC-0011832
Florida: LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) license # MH 20052 (primary license)
Idaho: CPC (Clinical Professional Counselor) license # 5671646
Indiana: MHC (Mental Health Counselor) license # 39005411A
Louisiana: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # 10618
Maine: CPC (Clinical Professional Counselor) license # CC7977
Massachusetts: MHC (Mental Health Counselor) license # LMHC10003942
Nevada: CPC (Clinical Professional Counselor) license # CP6087-R
Oregon: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # C9401
South Carolina: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # 8830
Texas: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # 92304
Utah: CMHC (Clinical Mental Health Counselor) license # 13334709-6004
Vermont: LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Interim) - # 068.0135182TELE
Wisconsin: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) - license # 11578-125
Wyoming: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) - license # LPC-2439
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OK, enough of the alphabet soup already, let's talk about other stuff!
