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1040 Bayview Drive
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
(954) 715-2964 x113
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Mishelle Ortiz-Velez is an LMFT with over six years of clinical experience working with individuals, adolescents, couples, and families. She is currently a PhD candidate at Nova Southeastern University. She has extensive experience working with trauma, substance abuse, suicidality, domestic violence, and co-occurring disorders. Mishelle believes, just as in all relationships, a successful therapeutic relationship is based in respectful, transparent, and trustworthy interactions. Mishelle is passionate about utilizing a systemic lens to empower clients through their difficult times. Her framework for therapy is that with good support and a new perspective, you can create opportunities to respond to difficulties in more effective ways. Mishelle's special interests include helping people cope through family cycle and family structure adjustment periods such as blending families, divorce, as well as adoption. Clients describe Mishelle as warm, relatable, and understanding, with a unique outlook on life.

My Specialties
Family Conflict
Adoption
Parenting
ADHD
Academic Underachievement
Addiction
Alcohol Abuse
Anger Management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
Autism
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Developmental Disorders
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Dissociative Disorders