Denisse Suarez, RMHCI · Supervised by Andrea Piazza, LMHC
Bilingual Teen and Family Therapy for Florida Families, in English and Spanish
When your teenager stops talking, snaps at everyone, or starts finding reasons not to go to school, it is hard to know whether it is anxiety, defiance, or something you missed.
Terapia bilingüe para adolescentes y familias en Florida.
Book a free consultationVirtual sessions across Florida, in English or Spanish. Insurance accepted, and we verify your benefits for you.
What Denisse works on most
Teen and Preteen Anxiety
Anxiety that has started showing up as irritability, withdrawal, or finding reasons not to go to school.
Trauma and PTSD in Adolescents
Trauma-focused work with young people, paced so it does not overwhelm them.
Parenting Support and Family Conflict
For parents who have run out of ideas, and for the arguments that have built up around everything else.
Immigration and First-Generation Stress
Families where the parents' first language is not English and the teen's is, holding two sets of expectations at once.
ADHD and Emotional Regulation
Inattentive ADHD, behavioral challenges, and skills that hold up under real pressure.
About Denisse
When your teenager stops talking, snaps at everyone, or starts finding reasons not to go to school, it is hard to know whether it is anxiety, defiance, or something you missed. Denisse Suarez works with preteens, teens, and young adults across Florida, and with the parents who are trying to help them and running out of ideas. She sees anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and the family conflict that tends to build up around all three.
Denisse draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT skills, acceptance and commitment therapy, and play-based and creative tools for younger clients. Sessions are collaborative and concrete: naming what is actually happening in the body and at home, building emotional regulation skills that hold up under pressure, and giving parents language that lowers the temperature instead of raising it. When family patterns are part of the picture, she works with the family, not just the teen.
Fluent in Spanish and English, Denisse works often with immigrant and first-generation families navigating two sets of expectations at once, where parents and children may not share a first language. She is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern practising under the supervision of Andrea Piazza, LMHC, which means two clinicians are thinking about your family's care and her rate is lower than a fully licensed therapist's. All sessions are virtual, anywhere in Florida, weekday afternoons and evenings. Denisse offers a free consultation before you book, so you can find out whether she is the right fit for your family first.
En español
Cuando tu adolescente deja de hablar, contesta mal a todo el mundo, o empieza a buscar excusas para no ir a la escuela, es difícil saber si es ansiedad, rebeldía, o algo que se te pasó por alto. Denisse Suarez trabaja con preadolescentes, adolescentes y adultos jóvenes en toda Florida, y con los padres que quieren ayudarlos y ya no saben cómo. Atiende ansiedad, trauma, TDAH y los conflictos familiares que se acumulan alrededor de todo eso.
Su trabajo se apoya en la terapia cognitivo-conductual, habilidades de DBT, terapia de aceptación y compromiso, y herramientas creativas y de juego para los más chicos. Las sesiones son colaborativas y concretas: nombrar lo que realmente está pasando en el cuerpo y en la casa, construir habilidades de regulación emocional que aguanten la presión, y darles a los padres un lenguaje que baje la temperatura en lugar de subirla. Cuando el patrón es familiar, trabaja con la familia, no solo con el adolescente.
Denisse atiende en español y en inglés, y trabaja seguido con familias inmigrantes y de primera generación que sostienen dos conjuntos de expectativas a la vez, donde padres e hijos no siempre comparten el mismo primer idioma. Ejerce como Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern bajo la supervisión de Andrea Piazza, LMHC. Todas las sesiones son virtuales, en cualquier parte de Florida, por la tarde y por la noche durante la semana. Ofrece una consulta gratuita para que puedas evaluar si es la persona indicada para tu familia antes de reservar.
The consultation is a conversation, not a commitment
Deciding whether to start therapy is hard enough without a calendar demanding a card number. Here is the whole process.
Answer a few questions
Where you are, who the sessions are for, and how you would pay. Under a minute.
Talk to Denisse for 15 minutes
By video, at no cost, in Spanish or English. You describe what is going on and she tells you how she would approach it.
Decide after the call
If it feels right, you book a first session. If not, we help you find someone who fits better.
What parents and teens often say when they first reach out
Paraphrased versions of what Denisse hears most. If one of these sounds like your house, you are in the right place.
Therapeutic approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Trauma-Focused CBT
- Family systems
- Attachment-based therapy
- Narrative and solution-focused work
- Motivational Interviewing
- Play-based interventions
Also works with
- School stress and avoidance
- Emotional dysregulation
- Peer relationships
- Self-esteem
- Identity in first-generation kids
- Life transitions
- Adults with anxiety or trauma
Who she sees
- Teens 13 to 17
- Preteens 11 and 12
- Young adults 18 to 25
- Adults with anxiety or trauma
- Parents and caregivers
- Family units, parent and child or parent and siblings
- Virtually across Florida
Questions before you book
What ages does Denisse work with?
Preteens from 11, teens, young adults, and adults. Most of her work is with 13 to 17 year olds and the parents raising them. She does not see children 10 and under, and Dreavita has clinicians who do.
Can we work in Spanish?
Yes. Denisse is fluent in Spanish and English and sessions can be held entirely in Spanish. She works often with families where the parents' first language is not English and the teen's is.
¿Podemos tener las sesiones en español?
Sí. Denisse atiende en español y en inglés, y las sesiones pueden ser completamente en español. Trabaja seguido con familias inmigrantes y de primera generación. La consulta inicial de 15 minutos también es gratuita.
Am I included, as the parent?
Usually, yes, and often that is where the change happens. Denisse works with parents individually and with families together, because most of what shifts between sessions happens at home. She does not see adult couples.
What does Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern mean?
Denisse holds a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and is completing her post-graduate hours under the supervision of Andrea Piazza, LMHC, Dreavita's clinical director. A fully licensed clinician reviews her work, and her rate is lower than a fully licensed therapist's while she is in-network with the same plans.
Does she take insurance?
Yes, and nearly all of her caseload is insurance-based. Dreavita verifies your benefits before the first session so there are no surprises, and a sliding scale is available.
Let's see if we're a fit
A few quick questions, then you can book a free 15-minute consultation with Denisse.