Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar, PhD, LMHC, NCC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor # MH 20052
Providing Virtual Therapy to Adult Clients Located in the States of
Florida (primary license), as well as California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin, USA
Specializing in Supporting Clients who are Newly Secular / Deconstructing / Have Experienced Religious Trauma / Wish to Heal from Purity Culture and Shunning
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. I continue to be fascinated by American Sign Language and Deaf culture and have an ASL tutor that helps me continuously improve.
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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 BA 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:
Florida: LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) license # MH 20052 (primary license)
California: LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) license # 18780
Colorado: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) license # LPC.0019277
Idaho: CPC (Clinical Professional Counselor) license # 5671646
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
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OK, enough of the alphabet soup already, let's talk about other stuff!
