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Our Authentic Self

The pursuit of our authentic self

In today’s world, many of us are cut off and alienated from our true, authentic self - a healthy, balanced ego state. Our bodies produce symptoms in an effort to catch our attention. Sadly, we often ignore these warning bells or we attempt to medicate the symptoms without working to understand the root cause of the physiological manifestation.

When people come in

Many individuals come in describing a loss of passion and vitality in their lives, an inability to be spontaneous, anxiety, depression, dissociation, insomnia, panic and addictions of varying kinds.

The desire to become whole

In every human individual there exists an instinctual desire to be whole. A pressing urge to make right that which sits uncomfortably in the psyche. A desire to live a life unburdened by excessive guilt and shame coupled with the freedom to enjoy a fuller and less restrictive emotional experience.

It is here, on this footing, that I have the privilege to meet you - with warmth, respect and confidentiality. A partner in your quest to claim back the soul essence you were born with.

About Bianca

Professional Profile

As a second generation psychotherapist, with over a decade in private practice, Bianca brings with her a unique and valuable skill set. Bianca began her career in South Africa as an attorney. After emigrating to the United States, she decided to pursue her passion for psychology and the study of the human condition.

Bianca graduated Summa Cum Laude from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology.

Beyond University

Bianca was selected by faculty members to pursue her internship at the University Counseling Center where she gained invaluable experience working with the college population. During this time she also led various support groups as well as providing individual and family therapy.

Lifetime Learner

Continuous evolution through learning and reading is a core value of Bianca’s. She achieved a certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - a widely used modality which centers on emotion regulation and skills training. Bianca also chose to pursue post Master’s certification in Clinical Psychopharmacology at UC Berkeley.

Bianca is a certified Prepare / Enrich Couples Counselor.

The Services I Offer

  • Relationship and Family Healing: Support for navigating relationship struggles, codependency, and healing family conflicts or trauma—at any stage of life.
  • Trauma and PTSD Recovery: Compassionate care for processing past and present trauma, including adult recovery from early developmental experiences.
  • Personal Growth and Mental Well-Being: Address depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and enhance the mind-body connection for holistic healing.
  • Life Transitions and Parenting: Guidance through parenting challenges, fertility struggles, conscious uncoupling, and healthy co-parenting.
  • Workplace and Leadership Coaching: Manage stress, conflict, and professional development with targeted executive coaching and workplace strategies.

Resources

Incredible Books

  • Healing Your Aloneness - Erica J. Chopich & Margaret Paul
  • Self-Therapy - Jay Earley, PhD
  • Many Minds, One Self - Schwartz & Falconer
  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness - Richard Schwartz Ph.D.
  • Healing Trauma - Peter A. Levine (or any of his works)
  • Daring Greatly - Brene Brown (any of her works)
  • Understanding The Borderline Mother - Christine Ann Lawson
  • The Body Keeps The Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
  • Our Inner Conflicts - Karen Horney
  • Radical Compassion - Tara Brach (any of her works)
  • The Forgiving Self - Robert Karen
  • Becoming Attached - Robert Karen
  • Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice - Firestone & Catlett
  • Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide To Your Inner Life - Tom Holmes
  • Daily Parts Meditation Practice - Michelle Glass
  • In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Mate, M.D.
  • When The Body Says No - Gabor Mate, M.D.
  • Discovering The Inner Mother - Bethany Webster
  • The Drama of The Gifted Child - Alice Miller (any of her works)
  • Emotional Agility - Susan David, PhD

For Couples

  • Hold Me Tight - Dr. Sue Johnson (any of her works)
  • You Are The One You’ve Been Waiting For - Richard C. Schwartz
  • The Intimacy Factor - Pia Mellody (any of her works)
  • Intimacy from the Inside Out - Herbine-Blank, Kerpelman & Sweezy
  • Mating In Captivity - Esther Perel (any of her works)
  • The State of Affairs - Esther Perel
  • Escape From Intimacy - Anne Wilson Schaef
  • Wildly, Deeply, Joyously In Love - online course, Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
  • So Tell Me About The Last Time You Had Sex - Ian Kerner

Family and Parenting

  • The Parallel Process - Krissy Pozatek, LCSW
  • Permission To Feel - Marc Brackett, PhD
  • Hold On To Your Kids - Neufeld & Mate
  • Scattered - Gabor Mate (excellent book on ADHD)
  • The Journey of the Heroic Parent - Brad Reedy, PhD
  • Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety - Lebowitz & Omer

Workbooks and Websites

  • The Healing Your Aloneness Workbook - Chopich & Paul
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics / Dysfunctional Familes “ACOA”
  • Find meetings at: adultchildren.org Two of their workbooks:
    • Twelve Steps of Adult Children Workbook - Available on Amazon.com
    • The Laundry Lists Workbook - Available on Amazon.com
  • The Inner Bonding Podcast - Google Podcasts
  • Innerbonding.com - offers many free resources and community forums
  • Tara Brach Meditations - tarabrach.com
  • The Mood Meter App - on your App Store

Noteworthy Experience

Bianca has led in the following areas:

  • Counseling high risk youth moving through the juvenile justice system
  • Conflict navigation with high conflict families
  • Separation and Divorce Mediation
  • Crafting Co-Parent Agreements
  • In Home Grief Counseling
  • Group therapy at an in-patient Eating Disorder Treatment Center
  • Guest lecturer for Palm Beach Atlantic University
Psychodynamic

Bianca subscribes to a theoretical framework that prioritizes the completely unique presentation of each client. At the center of her work is a strong therapist-client alliance.

Bianca embodies the core values of warmth, respect and positive regard in the therapeutic relationship. She highly values the process of patients attaining self leadership and a lasting practice of inner attunement.

Explorers together

Bianca believes therapist and client are explorers together, in a parallel relationship.

Bianca tells her clients: we are on a boat together. I have the map and the light and you steer the boat. I can only go where you allow me, and when we get there I have the map and the light.

Age groups and licenses

Bianca works with individuals age 13 and older as well as couples.

Bianca is licensed in both Florida and Texas, allowing her to serve both states.

Florida license: MH13206 - Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Texas license: 86351 - Licensed Professional Counselor