Meet Victoria Espinosa

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Does your child or teen have big emotions or challenging behaviors? Does talking to them feel pointless? Play Therapy can help! As a Registered Play Therapist, Victoria Espinosa provides Play Therapy in Tallahassee Florida for intants, children, teens and parents. Victoria is trained in using play and creative expression to help recover from trauma, cope with difficult emotions and manage difficult behaviors.

Is your child experiencing anxiety, depression, numbing, nightmares, or flashbacks? Have they had a history of stressful or even scary events? Has your child experienced a trauma? EMDR is a counseling modality for treating trauma that involves activating both sides of the brain and body to heal trauma memories. Victoria Espinosa is trained in EMDR and often combines it with play therapy to make it easier for children to engage. EMDR appointments can be schedule in person in Tallahassee or across the state of Florida.

Is your child 5 or younger? Has your young kiddo been through big even scary or painful events? CPP is considered the gold standard of therapy for young kids with trauma or big life stressors. Child Parent Psychotherapy incorporates the parents into the process to support the entire family and strengthen the relationships. Child Parent Psychotherapy helps families heal and grow after stressful experiences while respecting family and cultural values. Victoria Espinosa is trained in CPP and uses this her younger therapy clients who have been through the unimaginable. Victoria offers Child Parent Psychotherapy in Tallahassee, Florida

Has your child or teenager overcome a traumatic event or stressful situation? Does your child refuse to ”talk about it?” Instinctual Trauma Response is a trauma processing model for counseling children and teens involving art therapy techniques. Victoria Espinosa is trained in ITR to help children and adolescents use art to tell their story and recover from trauma. ITR is available in Tallahassee or the state of Florida.

Sand tray therapy is an expressive form of play therapy that allows a person to construct their own microcosm using miniature toys and colored sand. The scene created acts as a reflection of the person’s own life and allows them the opportunity to resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and gain acceptance of self. Sand Tray Therapy is wonderful for children, teens and even adults! Victoria Espinosa specializes in using Sand Tray Therapy in Tallahassee Florida with a variety of children and teens including neurodivergence, emotional behavioral issues, trauma, etc.

Is your child or teenager on the Spectrum? Is your adolescent struggling with ADHD or another form of neurodivergence? Victoria Espinosa helps clients whose brain functions differently. Whether it’s Autism Spectrum, ADHD, or another form of neurodivergent thinking, Victoria helps clients from a strengths based client centered perspective. Play therapy can be an ideal intervention for neurodivergent clients. She will help clients develop their own coping skills and help them find strategies to work with their brain’s natural functioning, not against. 

Did you know that the first three years of life are pivotal in development? Does your little one have some delays? Has your infant or toddler been through big life changes already? When your baby or toddler has had a struggle, it can be crucial to find a therapist who specializes in developmentally appropriate interventions. Victoria has specialiazed training and experience in working with young children in these early stages of life. If your little one needs support or extra attention for their needs, Victoria can help!

Does your teen have big emotions? Is your child showing difficult behaviors or emotional outbursts? Childhood and Adolescence is such an important time to develop effective coping skills and find support for these challenges. These pivotal years help us develop our identity and independence. But your teen or child doesn’t have to endure this stressful time alone. Victoria Espinosa specializes in seeing clients from birth to 18 years old. She enjoys working with these young humans as they get the skills they need to fully develop into thier potential. 

Has a traumatic event left your child or teenager with anxious thoughts, insecurities, flashbacks, intense emotions, numbness, depression, or risky behaviors and acting out? Victoria Espinosa has specialized in counseling with children, teens and families after they have endured  various forms of trauma. She has experience working with children and teens who have experienced a trauma including physical and sexual abuse, neglect and emotional abuse, foster care, relational trauma, death, etc. Victoria has been providing trauma therapy to Tallahassee for over 8 years.