Ana Aluisy is a therapist in Tampa, Florida, specializing in multicultural couples counseling and making mental healthcare accessible to minority communities. In our talk we cover a range of issues, like why more people are coming to therapy during COVID, the unique bond that can exist between a therapist and a client, and the challenges that minority communities can often face to receive mental health support.  Here are some of the the main subjects we touch on:

-Why more people are coming to therapy during Covid (1:30)

-What therapy is actually like (3:10)

-Working with clients’ false beliefs of being unworthy or unloveable (9:10)

-Multicultural couples counseling (12:30)

-Different cultural perceptions about therapy (15:20)

-Writing a book for the Spanish-speaking community (18:20)

-Barriers to treatment for minorities: accessibility, availability, utilization (21:00)

Visit Ana’s Website: comegethelp.com

Check Out Ana’s Book "Reinvent Your Relationship: A Therapist's Insights to Having the Relationship You've Always Wanted": www.indiebound.org/book/9781630478971

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