Beatriz Ceja (She/Her)

I am a spoken word artist, so the power of owning and telling your story is very important to me. I believe that we are brave enough to be vulnerable in front of others, and protect ourselves with our believes and values. Our values do not have to look the same as others, they just need to be respected and those that do not respect our values are probably the ones we need to build healthy boundaries with.

I was first trained in motivational interviewing about 7 years ago, when I was working with troubled youth. I realized how powerful this client centered approach was. Many times providers think we have the answers to everything, but the real answers are within our clients. Through motivational interviewing I will center the treatment plan around you, because it is you who will benefit form these changes and resolutions.

I was first exposed to CBT techniques when I started working in the mental health field, as a case manager, over 10 years ago. I learned how much our thoughts could influence our emotions and actions. But if we can learn to catch these negative patterns and rationalize them, we start to make improvement not only with the relationship we have with ourselves but with others.

I was first introduced to CBT when I worked as a case manager for a local mental health clinic, over ten years ago. I realized the importance of having techniques to recognize some of our negative thinking patterns. The importance of rationalizing our fears and having these things have a positive, rather than a negative influence on our emotions and actions.

I was first trained in motivational interviewing about 7 years ago while working with troubled youth. I realized how powerful this client centered approach was. We often forget that we are the experts of our lives and we should lead the therapists to what is the right treatment plan for us. I use this technique to create a partnership with my clients, because they know what they will benefit most from treatment and change.