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Idolidia Alvarez has over 10 years of experience in the mental health industry. A Miami native and of Cuban descent, Alvarez’s extensive experience starts at Florida International University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Sciences in Psychology in 2008. She continued with her studies and earned a Master’s of Psychology in Mental Health Counseling from Carlos Albizu University in 2011. Later she earned her state license as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in 2015. Since then, her passion has only increased. And it’s simple, she’s passionate about helping people transform from stuck, frustrated, with missing pieces in their lives, to blossomed individuals thriving with successful relationships in all the different spheres of their lives. But Alvarez is not only a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she’s also a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA). She specialized in Behavior Analysis in order to help families treat unwanted behaviors with evidenced based interventions… Read more.

The journey has already given her a front-row seat to some amazing results. As a mental health counselor, Alvarez has helped clients reduce depressive and anxious symptoms as well as develop their self-esteem. As a BCBA, she has helped children reduce many unwanted behaviors such as tantrums, physical aggression, task refusal, among others. In addition, within her services, she has taught skills to her clients that have helped them communicate their needs and improve their grades in school. This is especially meaningful to her overall purpose of entering this field. It solidifies her belief that you can learn from everyone, as she becomes a better professional through every client interaction.

As an LMHC, her style of therapy is to make every client feel as if they’re having a conversation with a friend, consequently, building rapport is of upmost importance. This makes all the results her clients see extra special, and there’s nothing better for her than to hear that her clients are seeing results through her services. For Alvarez, it’s all about serving her clients.

When Alvarez officially started as a licensed mental health counselor, her commitment came from her joy of understanding people and helping them understand themselves. Now, as a behavioral analyst, her joy comes from helping children with behavioral issues and their families navigate their current state when they see changes in that child’s life.
It is her dynamic combination that allows Alvarez to tailor her style to the client’s needs. This helps her provide the most effective therapeutic approach, combined with her experience, enables her to have more at her disposal. This allows her to get her clients the results they’ve been looking for.
In 2022, Alvarez takes things further than she ever has by opening up D & M Behavioral Solutions, her very own practice. A place where she could focus on providing the highest quality services possible in South Florida, in an ethical, client-first approach. Here she combines all of her experience to give each session not only her all, but the expertise of her staff. She offers both mental health counseling and applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services in her practice. The goal is to make D & M Behavioral Solutions the leading reference in South Florida for mental health services and ABA therapy to prove that you can be successful and ethical at the same time while helping your community. Read less