Ali O.

EMDR Psychotherapist

Stuck in a destructive pattern?

Been there, done that.

Let’s Heal Together!

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About Ali

I’m a licensed mental health therapist who helps free people who are lost and stuck in unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving. Let me help you find the way out!

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You are not alone

By the time most people reach out for help, they may feel broken, lost, confused, and desperate for relief.

They are sometimes EXHAUSTED and riddled with guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, fear, anger or loneliness.

“I’m not good enough,”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“Why can’t I stop?”

Are all too familiar.

Being told that they are weak, crazy, or that they should just “stop”. They try their best to make changes, to hide, to stuff their emotions, to pretend like things are okay, only to continue to act destructively, hurting themselves and possibly those around them.

They feel guilty for not being able to stop or make changes
Sound familiar?

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You are in the right place if:

You stay in painful or destructive relationships
You use sex, love, drugs, alcohol, food, overworking, overspending, gambling, gaming and people to escape reality and numb/avoid painful emotions.
You feel stuck, depressed and alone.
You want to stop but can’t
You feel anxious and overwhelmed
You feel lost
You have low self-esteem and poor self-worth

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HOW does therapy work?

First things first, I am NOT your typical therapist. I am NOT interested in you sitting on the couch with me for years. I want you to dive right in, do the hard work, heal, and get on with living your full potential in life.

Instead of putting out fires, I want to get to the root and figure out what’s causing them in the first place

Once we’ve dug deep, we will see what needs to be repaired, and what’s not working and explore what you want to see happen in your life. Then we will focus on rebuilding so that you can be free to live without limitations or blocks.

Therapy involves:

A detailed intake and initial session, reviewing your life story and main life events.
Weekly, 50-minute sessions for 35-ish weeks so we can move forward and attain your goals.
Using Person-Centered Therapy to build strong rapport and the relationship between us (therapist and you).
Using Gestalt Therapy to identify and gain insight into unfinished business from the past that is currently driving the present, as well as identifying, confronting, and challenging limiting beliefs and unwanted behavior patterns that are keeping you stuck repeating the same cycle.
You begin to make incremental but lasting changes through the creation of new patterns of thinking and behaving.

By the end of therapy, you will:

Have a better understanding of yourself and why you’ve been thinking and behaving in compulsive, harmful ways.
Know how to handle life on life’s terms without acting in self-destructive ways.
Find FREEDOM from the past and self-defeating patterns.
Find healing from old wounds.
Know your self-worth.
Use healthy boundaries to protect what matters to you.
Learn to enjoy and love life.

Ahhh, where should I begin?
That’s easy.

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Who will help you?

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH #16726 ) and a Qualified Supervisor who focuses on helping people recover from a seemingly hopeless state of mind, body, and soul.

I specialize in working with recovering addicts, codependents, people in painful relationships, and those suffering from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, unresolved trauma/abuse and destructive patterns of thinking and behaving.

I am located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and currently, provide online therapy for those seeking help in the state of Florida.

What others have to say about Ali…

We were dialed into a path to a healthier life and making healthier choices. We also work on preventive behaviors in dealing with obstacles in life (tools for recovery). I have had several therapists over the years. I had a bad experience with therapists in the past. From that experience, I was very guarded in letting therapists get to know the real me. I led other therapists to believe I was in a sense of complacency. I was never opening up or letting them get to know me. Ali was the first person I have entirely opened up to about everything without feeling uncomfortable. What used to be a struggle to have 25 minutes of a 60-minute therapy session, sessions became a full 60 minutes with Ali. She allowed me to open up in ways I’ve never been able to before. What was once a person trying to find myself and life uncertainty, has led me to a life of gratitude and happiness. She was always benevolent with her time and helped pave my path to recovery.

J.W

Ali was absolutely sensational! The amount of care and professionalism she showed toward me was superior to anyone who has tried to help me. She established such a strong rapport with me that it allowed me to open up and become extremely comfortable talking about the issues I was going through. She would always call me out on my bullshit and always told me exactly how it is even if I didn’t want to hear it. She helped me identify the root of my problems and always gave me a solution. Any time I needed her she would always make time for me. She truly cares about me even until this day and it has been over 2 years. Ali single-handedly changed my life in a way I couldn’t even imagine. I’m truly grateful from the bottom of my heart to have her as my therapist. Ali is awesome.

V.D

Weekly Sessions, discussing the causes of behaviors, addressing the core issues, various activities, and practices to work through underlying causes and effects. Ali is awesome. She’s very compassionate but straight to the point. For someone like me, I needed a therapist who is going to be upfront, has experience and tells the truth.

C.Z.

Ali was incredibly patient with me yet methodical and firm. Ali truly took the time to get to know me and my struggles. I learned with Ali that my challenges went beyond addiction, that there were deeper unresolved issues that needed to be addressed. She was very firm on having me face those issues once and for all. My family and I are forever grateful to Ali and her approach and dedication to helping those in need. Today, (many years later) I still apply on a daily basis some of the coping mechanisms I learn with Ali.

L.M.

When she asked me questions about myself it was like she knew how to ask them, to where I felt I wasn’t being judged out belittled. A genuine care and concern from her heart. And I instantly felt a connection with Ali! Ali is the first therapist I’ve ever seen. And I’m so grateful that I got her!! I felt loved and learned how to love myself and the little girl inside of me through the opportunity of getting to work with her. I learned how to do Gentle things for myself and how to spend quality time alone as well!! I learned to stand up for myself and for what I believe in and to never short-change myself or settle for anything less than the BEST!!

M.B