Our Therapy

At times, people prefer to be seen individually for therapy. Consequently, therapy sessions become a safe space for you to feel heard, and share your most intimate feelings, ideas and thoughts. You become more aware of the kind of person you are becoming and if it matches your beliefs and aspirations in life. Therapy turns into a process leading to self/social awareness, improving your confidence, and ability to dialogue and live better.

Other times, people decide to be seen with their loved ones, so therapy becomes an opportunity to work on solutions, improve 

communication, and find ways to get along better and improve your romantic life as a couple. At times, one partner finds out there was a history of betrayal, and therapy can become a journey of recovery from pain and disappointment to better ways in relating with openness, love,  and respect. We work together in making sense what really happened, what led to the extra marital affair. This is a very difficult challenge to overcome, but our work together may open possibilities for us to rescue dignity back into your relationship. However, other times, people decide they no longer want to stay married, so I can assist you in going through the separation/divorce process in a mutual respectful/collaborative way, in particular to preserve the well being of your children, if that's the case. Sometimes, families come together and we create in therapy an arena where all family members work together in dialogue searching for answers to conflicts, strengthening relationships in order to accept differences and go through challenging times. Whichever way we work in therapy, all information shared is kept confidential and your privacy is respected.

Individuals, included children and teens, victims of any kind of abuse (physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, witnessing of domestic violence) will find in therapy an opportunity to transform their relationship with their traumatic experience, from hostages of the trauma and/or loss to becoming agents responsibly sustaining their happiness. Therapy becomes a space for you to learn to identify feelings, understand your reactions, regulate emotions, and recreate yourself on a gradual manner, in a safe and respectful environment.

When the times comes, and you have decided to officially commit to your relationship, there may be some areas you would like to ‘refine’, allowing the potentials of your married life to show up. Partners

who choose to come to therapy are invited to engage in rich conversations with one another. This

initiative will further enrich your relationships. Our therapeutic conversations will lead the way for more promising dialogues between partners,

elevating emotional safety and trust - a very smart way to ensure your happiness as a couple!

Often parents find difficult to maintain an open communication with their kids, or they struggle in finding effective ways to relate with their children. These situations affect  the home routine and communication among family members, leading to painful interactions and negative feelings. Therapy sessions can help your family establish a safe and respectful space for you to explore what needs to improve at home so family environment becomes attractive and welcoming. Ohana can facilitate these meetings and help you achieve the kinds of changes you are looking for as a parent, from managing time better to creating healthy routines for your family and effective co-parenting  skills to enrich your experience as a parent.  Parenting Classes/Co-parenting (in case of divorced parents), can also be part of your court ordered case plan, so we will help you comply with your case plan. 

I also provide supervised therapeutic visitations between children and their parents for families involved with the Domestic Violence and/or Family Court Systems (i.e: families facing custody battles issues, divorce process, or the need for a Trauma Assessment due to suspicion of abuse such as witnessing Domestic Violence). Services will ensure parents will fully comply with court ordered requirements. Please call for more information. 

As a AAMFT and Florida state Qualified Supervisor, Dr. Quintas can assist you in

successfully completing your training/hours required by your Mental Health Counseling and /or

Marriage and Family Therapy Florida State Licensing Boards. Supervision meetings can take place in

group and/or individually and can start right after you receive your intern number and approval by the Florida Dept. of Health

Board. This is a collaborative and supportive process. You will certainly benefit from Supervision, and

the knowledge and clinical experience shared. Let me help you achieve your goals. Please call for more

information.