Elva 'Julia' Garafola

About me

I am licensed in Texas with 12 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, & depression. I work with couples to repair trust, improve communication, and strengthen their emotional intimacy with each other. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes

Also experienced in:
LGBT , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Compassion fatigue , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Aging and geriatric issues , Attachment issues , Blended family issues , Body image , Caregiver issues and stress , Chronic pain, illness, and disability , Codependency , Commitment issues , Communication problems , Control issues , Coping with natural or human-caused disaster , Divorce and separation , Domestic violence , Eating and food-related issues , Emptiness , Family of origin issues , Family problems , Forgiveness , Gender dysphoria , Guilt and shame , HIV / AIDS , Hoarding , Hospice and end-of-life counseling , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Isolation / loneliness , Jealousy , Life purpose , Men's issues , Midlife crisis , Money and financial issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural concerns , Narcissism , Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) , Self-love , Sexual dysfunction , Sexuality , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young adult issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

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Services offered

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  Messaging
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  Phone
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  Video

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Licensing

TX LCSW 56813

MO LCSW 2024038145

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