Counseling Services

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At Bienestar Counseling, we know that seeking help for mental health support can feel overwhelming. We’re here to make that journey easier.

We offer compassionate, personalized counseling services designed to support your growth and healing. In our sessions, you'll find a safe space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and goals, guided by the support you deserve.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, or other concerns, we’re here to help you find clarity and empowerment. Our goal is to help you create lasting, positive change and nurture your emotional well-being. Take the first step towards a healthier, happier you. We exclusively offer virtual sessions, providing you with accessible, convenient support from the comfort of your own space. Contact us today to schedule your appointment.

Take the first step towards a healthier, happier you. We exclusively offer virtual sessions, providing you with accessible, convenient support from the comfort of your own space. Contact us today to schedule your appointment.

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INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Therapy offers numerous benefits, including a safe space to explore thoughts and feelings, tools to cope with challenges, improved communication skills, increased self-awareness, and enhanced self-esteem. Additionally, therapy can help strengthen relationships, promote personal growth, provide validation, reduce symptoms of mental health conditions, and support overall well-being. Therapy offers individuals the opportunity to work towards a healthier, more fulfilling life with the guidance and support of a trained mental health professional.

Bienestar Counseling can provide that safe and confidential space for you. We work collaboratively with you to identify areas of growth and develop personalized strategies to help you overcome challenges. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or simply seeking personal development, our individual counseling sessions are designed to support you on your journey towards mental and emotional well-being. Reach out to us today to schedule an appointment and take the first step towards a healthier, more fulfilling life.

  • Individual therapy offers a supportive space to explore your experiences, build insight, and develop tools that promote healing and growth. Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety, identity stress, or relationship challenges, therapy can help you:

    • Understand and manage emotional triggers

    • Heal from past trauma and reduce its current impact

    • Break unhelpful patterns and build healthier habits

    • Strengthen emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills

    • Develop resilience, coping strategies, and relapse prevention tools

    • Quiet obsessive, negative, or racing thoughts

    • Improve your relationship with yourself and others

    • Explore mental health concerns with evidence-based care

    • Support neurodivergent needs and enhance executive functioning

    Therapy isn’t about fixing you—it’s about empowering you to live more intentionally, with greater clarity, confidence, and connection.

  • It’s therapy—just done through a secure video platform, Simple Practice, instead of in person. Same licensed therapist, same support, different location (usually your couch, car, or that one corner of your apartment with good Wi-Fi).

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Marriage, Family & Relationship COUNSELING

At Bienestar Counseling, we offer couples counseling services aimed at helping partners improve communication, rebuild trust, resolve conflicts, and strengthen their relationship. We provide a safe and confidential space for couples to explore challenges, set goals, improve communication, and work towards lasting solutions. Bienestar provides a safe and supportive environment for couples to explore their feelings and develop healthier ways of relating to each other. Whether you are dating, engaged, married, or in a long-term partnership, our specialized couples counseling can support you in navigating conflicts and fostering a healthier connection. We are inclusive of all partnerships, including consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships like polyamory, open marriages, swinging, monogamish connections, and more.

Prioritize your relationship today and invest in the well-being of your partnership with our couples counseling services at Bienestar Counseling & Consulting.

  • Family & Partnership Counseling will help you:

    • Understand and Improve Communication Dynamics – Identify patterns that lead to conflict and learn tools for resolving disagreements in constructive, compassionate ways.

    • Explore Attachment Styles for Healthier Relationships – Gain insight into each person’s attachment style, fostering a balance between connection and mutual independence.

    • Strengthen Communication and Boundary-Setting Skills – Build skills for open, respectful communication and establish healthy boundaries that support individual needs.

    • Foster Safety and Trust – Work with your partner(s) to create a foundation of security and trust, promoting a deeper, more supportive relationship.

    • Balance Life’s Competing Demands – Develop practical skills to balance personal, family, financial, and professional responsibilities within your relationship.

    • Align Parenting Approaches – Explore and agree on parenting practices, including involvement, discipline, and communication, to ensure a united approach with children.

    • Build Collaborative Decision-Making – Guide collaboration in making decisions that reflect mutual understanding, respect, and the shared goals of your relationship.

    • Find Solutions to Recurring Issues – Address persistent challenges by introducing new perspectives and strategies to move beyond repetitive conflicts.

    • Navigate Family Dynamics with Respect – Learn respectful ways to engage with each other’s families, creating boundaries and fostering understanding with extended family members.

    Family & Partnership Counseling is a powerful way to enhance connection, trust, and harmony within your relationships. Take the first step toward a more resilient, supportive bond.

  • We work with all kinds: married, unmarried, LGBTQ+ partnerships, co-parenting teams, blended families, chosen families, and multigenerational households. If your relationship matters to you, it matters to us.

  • Yes. We specialize in supporting families navigating complex identity intersections—whether it’s related to culture, religion, sexuality, gender, generational differences, or all of the above. We hold space for love, grief, growth, and everything in between.

  • Absolutely. Whether you’re in the same space or joining from different locations, telehealth is a great option. Just make sure you each have a private place to speak freely—and decent Wi-Fi.

debriefing Sessions

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Bienestar Counseling & Consulting offers crisis debriefing sessions that provide a safe, structured space to process intense experiences, reduce stress, and foster resilience—together. Whether following a critical incident, a sudden loss, or a period of heightened stress, these sessions encourage open dialogue and collective healing.

Designed to offer immediate emotional relief, clarity, and grounding, debriefing sessions support individuals navigating grief, trauma, or emotionally overwhelming events. With care and intention, we help you make sense of your experience, validate your emotions, and identify healthy next steps. You don’t have to go through it alone—support is here when you need it most.

Ideal for workplaces, schools, and community groups, these sessions create a compassionate environment for shared understanding and emotional recovery.