The Counseling Corner

Featuring:  Jenny Freidman, LCSW Cohosted By: Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach and Gabriela Reyes, Marriage and Family Therapist   Description: In this episode, Emy and Gabi dive into diagnosing Princess Diana with Jenny Friedman, LCSW. Jenny gives her perspective as a psychoanalyst.  They discuss spousal abuse, eating disorders, and depression.  Following are links to other episodes where Jenny dia...

Cohosted By: Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach and Gabriela Reyes, Marriage and Family Therapist Description: In this episode, Emy and Gabi discuss break ups with Carlos Escanilla, LMHC.  They dig in deep around break ups from the female and male perspectives.  They also discuss how break ups are losses and should be treated as such – by grieving the relationship.  Break ups are also an opportunity t...

Featuring: Dr. Todd Giardina Cohosted By: Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach, and Gabriela Reyes, Marriage and Family Therapist Description: In this episode, Dr. Todd Giardina introduces his new Health 360 Assessment.  The 360 approach attempts to look at where his clients are at in correlation with their mental and physical and their environment.   They discuss how work / life balance is difficult to...

Featuring: Nicole Herdocia-Oria, RMFT Cohosted By: Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach, and Gabriela Reyes, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Description: In this episode, Emy and Gabi discuss making time for sex with Nicole Herdocia-Oria, RMFT.  They dig in deep around intimacy issues, including stopping to make time for sex.  The more time we make time not only for the relationship but also fo...

In this episode, Emy and Gabi discuss creating boundaries with Victoria Carney-Paine, LCSW.  They dig in deep not only around personal boundaries but also creating boundaries around work. Vicki explains the difference between showing up to other people and for other people.  They further discuss how the responsibility of creating boundaries falls on each of us.  Others can't do it for us.  They al...

Featuring: Lucia Fernandez Silveira, LMFT and Director of Coral Gables Counseling Center Cohosted By: Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach, and Gabriela Reyes, Marriage and Family Therapist In this episode, Lucia discusses her spiritual path from the time she was a toddler to the adult she is today. She discusses with Emy and Gabi her journey questioning her faith.  She shows us how through curiosity, s...

In this episode, Courtney Waugh, LMFT, a former athlete herself, discusses athletes' high-level performance and mindset.  She explains what happens mentally to athletes when they are no longer playing.  She discusses how they feel disconnected in life and the necessity of having a plan B. Courtney further explains how you can be someone who not only loves the game but enjoys playing it for fun.  S...

In this episode, Dr. Giardina discusses with Gabi and Emy knowing when to stay or leave a relationship.  The inspiration for this podcast came from Maren Morris' song, "The Bones."  Does your relationship have a strong foundation and good bones and is the problem only paint peeling or is the foundation cracked?  Throughout this podcast, they compare the foundation of a house to relationships.  The...

Natalie Ortega takes us through her path of self-discovery in her spirituality.  She was raised in the Catholic faith however, as an adult she reached a crossroads in her faith.  And, so her journey began with the possibility of progression into a faith that she can reconcile with.  Natalie, Lucia, and Emy also discuss Parker J. Palmer's On the Brink Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old.  Ea...

In this episode, Emy and Gabi dig in with Nikki on the benefits of sexual activity, including your mental and physical health. Nikki discusses scheduling sex to make sure it's incorporated into your life. Nikki emphasizes that it's not just about intercourse, but also touching and kissing.  They discuss how body image, no time, no energy, and how other thoughts interfere with our sexual activity....

In this podcast, Life Coaches, Emy Fernandez and Anastasiya Rusilka discuss life coaching. Anastasiya talks about her practice and working with moms.  Being a mom, she understands her clients. She works with both moms that work inside and outside the home.  Anastasiya talks with Emy about her processes and techniques with her clients.  They discuss how they work with moms on how to say no and put...

In this episode returning guest, Courtney Waugh brings in her past as a college basketball player and her present as a therapist and talks about the parallels between life and sports.  They discuss when we're living life in flow is the same as when athletes enter a state of flow when they're playing.  Courtney explains the mental work both in sports and life.  She explains how perfectionism can be...

Jenny Friedman joins Gabi and Emy again diagnosing a favorite character, Simon of the popular Netflix Series Bridgerton .  As therapists, Gabi and Jenny discuss Simon's personality and the effects that his father and the Duchess had on him in his development and growth.  His relationship with Daphne, who comes from a large and loving family and her effect on him. Emy throws in her thoughts and ide...

The Director of Coral Gables Counseling Center, Lucia Fernandez Silveira, joins Emy and Gabi to talk about how we can reduce our stress by bringing inner peace and love.  We thought we were due for an episode like this not only because we want to observe Valentine's Day but also because the world and our homes are in a state of chaos.  We discuss forgiveness and love and how these things can bring...

Courtney Waugh, LMFT joins Gabi and Emy on this episode to share a tip on creating resolutions by creating a process v. outcome.  They discuss how resolutions are black and white – all or nothing. They discuss behaviors and changing the narrative behind resolutions.  They discuss being flexibility with your resolutions and giving yourself some self compassion rather than being rigid around your re...

In this episode, Nicole Herdocia-Oria and co-host Gabi, both marriage and family therapists, dive into Coparenting.  They discuss how both parents and step-parents can work together for the benefit of the child/children.  The importance of leaving the children out of the crossfire. They discuss the importance of seeking help from therapists, if necessary, to help facilitate a medium of communicati...

Episode 49 Infidelity This episode touches upon the important subject of infidelity.  Lucia Fernandez Silveira, as a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, has worked for over 35 years with couples struggling with infidelity. Join us for a very deep and important discussion in the area of infidelity and sex addiction. Gabi and Lucia discussed the TED Talks by Esther Perel.  Following is a link for mo...

Although we've done episodes on dating before including one on dating during quarantine, we thought we would do a follow-up episode on dating during Covid. In this episode, Dr. Giardina and Gabi talk about the difficulties of dating in general but magnified because of Covid. They offer insights helpful to everyone not only when you're dating but socializing in general during Covid.  Enjoy! For mor...

This episode is about how creating boundaries actually brings people together.  We thought it was important to discuss boundaries as more therapists are doing teletherapy and more people are working from home.  We discuss boundaries between clients and therapists, between clients and coaches, and between the therapists (and coaches) and their families.  When are you a therapist or a coach outside...

Jenny Friedman joins Gabi and Emy once again diagnosing another fictional character, Christian Grey of Fifty Shades of Grey. They explore the world of BDSM.  Gabi is familiar with this world as she has worked with this community in the past and Jenny is a psychoanalyst and between the two they diagnose Christian Grey.  Emy is a Life Coach and she offers her own insight and asks the questions a lay...

In this episode, Emy, one of the co-hosts of The Counseling Corner and a Life Coach with Coral Gables Counseling Center talks about her work as a Life and Wellness Coach.  Emy works with professionals and entrepreneurs to help them create a happier and more sustainable life while scaling their businesses or careers.  In this podcast, Emy specifically, talks about her work with attorneys. In this p...

Verónica, a third-time visitor to The Counseling Corner, talks to Emy and Gabi about kids and screen time.  Verónica has seen with her clients, a spike in issues related to extensive use of screen time, and her concern led us to do this podcast for parents.  Screen time, in general, has always been an issue but now with the Pandemic, the issue has been exacerbated. In addition to Verónica and Gabi...

As Marriage and Family Therapists, both Courtney Waugh and Gabi discuss, how to keep love alive in long-term relationships and Emy, as a Life Coach, shares some of her life experiences. They discuss, how it all starts with respect, communication, and kindness. How doing the "little" things for each other are really "big" things and make a big difference in the relationship. Both Courtney and Gabi...

Mirta Pont, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified in EMDR, joins us again at The Counseling Corner with another technique for treating Trauma.  Today's topic is Tapping.  Mirta explains how this technique is very beneficial for treating single incident trauma events in a very short period of time.  It's a great technique to use on frontline personnel, including firefighters, police, medi...

In this episode, Gabi and Emy talk to Carlos Escanilla, about men, emotions, vulnerability, and mental health.  They discuss there are more women than men in the area of mental health and that Carlos is always the one bringing up the uncomfortable topic about feelings when he's with his guy friends.  They discuss that women and men have their language.  Also, how boys grow up being told not to cry...