Welcome to
Hope & Faith
R. Valdes, LPC, LMHC, CASAC, BC-TMH
We provide mental health, DWI, DUI evaluations and value creating meaningful professional relationships with people from diverse cultural, economic, and religious backgrounds. SE HABLA ESPANOL
Well Trained & Highly Qualified Caregivers
The first and most significant caregiver qualification is the compassionate heart.
Licensed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Group Practice
We are a Licensed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Group Practice. Skilled Psychotherapy Services.
DUI and DWI Evaluations
Board Certified to provide TeleMental Health
We are committed to serving the community, and we also have Spanish-speaking therapist and staff that are well versed in cultural issues and readily available to assist.
Addiction
I am an approved OASAS provider, who conducts clinical screening, assessment, and treatment services for impaired driving offenders and individuals with substance use disorders. I am a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC-2) and a License Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).
Addiction is a chronic (lifelong) disease. People who suffer from an addiction have an uncontrollable urge and compulsion to use dangerous substances or to engage in harmful activities despite knowing the negative consequences these may have on their lives. They’re physically or mentally unable to stop even when they try to do so.
Without treatment, addiction can damage relationships, cause problems at work and lead to financial and legal problems. Excessive drug and alcohol use can cause a range of serious health issues, and it can be fatal. Treatment for addiction includes rehabilitation, therapy and medication.
Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn’t worth living.
More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn’t a weakness and you can’t simply “snap out” of it. Depression may require treatment. But don’t get discouraged. Most people with depression feel better with medication, psychotherapy or both.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness, worry, or unease that is a normal human experience. It is also present in a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias. Although each of these disorders is different, they all feature distress and dysfunction specifically related to anxiety and fear.
Qualifications
Year Graduated
Years in Practice
Find comfort. Faith. Hope.
We conduct Assessments, case summary’s, individual service plans, case reviews, Clinical Groups in both English and Spanish.
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-Desmond Tutu
Testimonials
Services
Issues
- DWI and DUI Evaluations
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Cultural Deversity
- Developmental Disorders
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Intellectual Disability
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women’s Issues