Mauricio Cordovez

I was trained heavily in CBT. My BA included an extra year of supervised clinical practice in which I developed counselling and interviewing skills, while also applying basic CBT symptom management skills when needed. Over many hours of psychology and counselling sessions I have developed these skills further. My BA also helped me develop strong skills in the field of Humanistic and Psychodynamic counselling. During my MA, I studied in a much more psychodynamic and psychoanalytic framework. This helps me to conceptualize problems in a much deeper way, which facilitates deeper and more transformative processes. My goal is to use CBT counselling techniques for symptom management and a solution focused approach. After this, I can use my additional knowledge and experience to help clients find out more about themselves and their relationships. I believe that symptom management and finding stability is only the first step of recovery and self-improvement, after which there is more opportunity for changing old patterns and habits to improve overall quality of life.