Counseling, Therapy, and Clinical Supervision in South Carolina.
Multicultural, inclusive and culturally competent mental health services for all women: cisgender, transgender, intersex, non-binary, woman/feminine identified. I welcome and serve all ethnic, cultural, and racial communities. I help clients heal from anxiety, depression, dysphoria, and trauma/stressors, teaching them coping skills, self-esteem, and healthy thinking to promote their healing and improve their well-being. I specialize in integrative mental health (IMH), a holistic approach to treating mental health that combines conventional and non-conventional therapies. I am uniquely qualified and culturally competent to work with women veterans, Latinas, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. I am bilingual (English/Spanish), a military veteran, and LGBTQIA2S+ with lived experience. I serve all of South Carolina with both in-office and telehealth appointments.
Xiomara A. Sosa, Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Mental Health Services
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Counseling
Counseling involves working with a clinical mental health counselor on a specific issue for a limited time. For example, counseling can help you with problems with a particular issue or situation. You can see a state-licensed and credentialed counselor to learn how to improve things. Another example is counseling can help you if you have difficulty managing stress and want guidance on tools you can use when you are stressed out. Usually, counseling focuses on a specific issue for a limited time.
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Therapy
Therapy can be more long-term and focuses on you as an individual — how you see yourself and the world, your thoughts, and your behaviors, as well as the underlying patterns of why you do what you do. For example, if you were suffering from depression, you and your mental health therapist can explore how depression impacts your everyday life and how to develop better coping strategies so that you can feel better. You usually go to therapy sessions on a more long-term basis.
Therapy can include counseling on specific issues that arise during your conversations with your therapist. On the other hand, if a counselor sees underlying patterns and concerns that affect the issues at hand, they may recommend that you start therapy. Many clinicians may be trained in both therapy and counseling.
My Mental Health Specialties
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If you are feeling consumed by fears of things that might seem irrational to others, or if is hard to relate these concerns to others:
I help you learn how to stop anxiety from impeding your ability to enjoy life, interact at school, work or hang out with friends, and deal with problems it might cause at home.
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If you are dealing with severe thoughts that can affect how you feel, think and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working:
I create a space for you to safely navigate these moods and work through whether or not they may be caused by a certain biological, hormonal, or social factor.
Major Depressive Disorder, Single and Recurrent Episodes (MDD)
Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern (SAD/Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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If you are feeling a sense of unease because of a mismatch between your biological sex and your gender identity, and if this sense of unease or dissatisfaction is so intense that it leads to depression and anxiety that cause a harmful impact on your daily life:
I use evidence-based tools to help provide you with lasting relief that include acceptance, affirmation and/or confirmation of your identity.
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If you are experiencing intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, changes in physical and emotional reaction, flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about a terrifying event, by either experiencing it or witnessing it, and this is causing significant problems in social or work situations, in relationships, or if they are interfering with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks:
I provide you with effective treatment to help reduce your symptoms and improve your function.
Clinical Supervision Available for Licenced Professional Counselor Associates (LPCA)
Hi! I’m Clinical Mental Health Counselor Xiomara A. Sosa
I am an integrative mental health (IMH) clinician focusing on treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. I combine conventional and non-conventional therapies to treat mental health issues and aim to address the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to mental health. This approach includes mental health, physical health, emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, and spiritual needs. I help clients identify patterns in their lives that may contribute to their struggles and work on developing strategies for making healthier choices.
