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As a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I’m passionate about helping you navigate life’s challenges with resilience. I have experience working with adults managing ADHD, anxiety, life transitions, depression, and cultural identity concerns. I strive to provide a culturally sensitive, affirming space where you feel heard and understood.

Since 2017, I’ve supported clients of all ages through experiences of trauma, grief, and life transitions. My style is warm, collaborative, and centered around your unique needs. I draw from trauma-informed and person-centered approaches to help you gain clarity, build coping tools, and reconnect with a sense of stability and self-trust.

I’m a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and drama therapist who works with women and young adults navigating anxiety, eating disorder recovery, substance use, and life transitions.

I have experience in inpatient rehab and use a harm reduction, nonjudgmental approach. My work combines talk therapy with creative techniques when helpful—though there’s no pressure to be “artistic.”

I am a licensed mental health counselor who specializes in working with women "across the spectrum of motherhood." I work with women experiencing infertility, pregnancy, postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, heavy mental loads, mom guilt, and empty nests. I have advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and use evidence based approaches in my work.

With sixteen years of experience in mental health and social work, I bring a warm, calm, and nurturing presence to every therapeutic relationship. My background spans a wide range of settings - from working with senior adults and neurodivergent individuals to my current role as a Clinical Program Coordinator in correction-based operations - giving me a deeply grounded, real-world perspective on resilience and healing. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Criminal Justice from Delaware State University and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University, and I am licensed as both an LMSW and LCSW in the State of New York. I also integrate Christian counseling for clients who find meaning and support in their faith.

Mario's experience in concert dance, movement healing, Neurosomatic Intelligence, catholic upbringing and curanderismo, makes Mario an ideal therapist for people looking to strengthen their relationship between Mind, Body, and Spirit.

Mario has worked with performing artists, adolescents, couples, immigrant families, older adults and QTBIPOC, in English, Spanish & Spanglish, addressing symptoms of anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma. Mario's approach is pluralistic, body-centered and spiritually-sensitive.

I have a masters degree in developmental psychology from Union Institute & University (Vermont College), and an advanced graduate certificate (Post-graduate) in clinical mental health counseling from University of Buffalo. I began this journey working as a teaching assistant in a special education class with kids diagnosed with emotional disabilities. I moved on to intensive case management working with families with serious needs. Since then I have worked in a children's clinic, adult clinics, on a mobile crisis unit, and hospital emergency rooms. I have been in private practice since 2020, both in-person and online. I also work as a clinical supervisor for pre-licensed therapists. I am a LGBTQIA+ ally. I recognize and honor the unique needs of this community. I specialize in working with first responders, veterans, medical personnel, and other clinicians.