Sergio Perez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Florida. He provides remote therapy sessions to clients throughout the states of Florida and Colorado, with a focus on adolescents and young adults. Sergio specializes in helping his clients work through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, or attachment issues. His approach to therapy is flexible and client-centered - focused on drawing out existing strengths to help overcome difficulties.
Sergio Perez, LMHC
Sergio’s background, specialties and therapy philosophies
Before going into private practice, Sergio worked for a nonprofit mental health agency focusing on children and adolescent mental health. Sergio works with a wide range of clientele, which he believes to be one of his strengths as a therapist as he is able to relate and understand a diverse set of people from many different backgrounds and age ranges. When asked about his guiding principles, Sergio considers empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard at the forefront of his work with clients. He believes that clients already have the solutions to their problems and that it is his job to help them find those.
Sergio believes that fear is debilitating; it is often the fear of something that prevents us from moving forward. He also believes grief is a complex response. Opposing thoughts and feelings can battle for our attention, and this emotional volatility can be exhausting and confusing—especially when we let judgments influence how we view our grief. The impact of trauma often uproots our worldview, values, and perspectives which can leave us stranded in an unsafe and scary world. With these, Sergio aims to help those struggling with anxiety, grief and trauma to move forward by gradually confronting their fear, accepting their experiences and regaining control of their lives.
In Sergio's free time, he enjoys playing with his pup, Rush. Sergio also enjoys basketball, hiking, and playing video games.
Therapy sessions with Sergio
Typically, clients see Sergio for 8 sessions, the first session focused on getting to know the client more. The process of therapy, Sergio's style, the client's presenting issues, and goals for treatment are discussed. The first session will also focus on developing personalized techniques and strategies.
After the client has made therapeutic gains and can rely on the skills and knowledge learned in treatment to handle new challenges that come up, it may be time to end therapy.
