more about SOLANJA PEREZ-REDE
Solanja is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor located in El Paso, Texas. She was born and raised in Mexico and attended college across the border from Ciudad Juarez. She obtained a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso with the desire of helping people in developing strengthening connections with others and living a more fulfilling life. Solanja has been independently licensed as a professional counselor in Texas since 2008. She has worked for multiple for profit and not-for-profit organizations in the El Paso area as well as in her private practice. She has gained extensive experience providing telehealth services since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Through her employment she has had the opportunity to serve multiple populations ranging from two to a hundred years of age and gained experience treating a wide range of disorders such as Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, Adjustment Disorders, OCD, and Bipolar Disorder among others. Solanja has been passionate about advancing her knowledge and practicing interventions that are evidence-based. She is particularly interested in the connections between experiences, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. She believes that each person’s story is unique and the pathway for healing is a personalized approach to treatment.
“As a therapist I try to create a friendly and supportive environment for my clients while being professional and goal-oriented at the same time. I like to take the time to listen to the details of the experiences described in our sessions in order to identify what is important for each person and utilize it to shape the treatment and provide feedback. By working with such a diverse population and age range, I have learned to tailor each treatment for that particular person. In spite of having learned about many different modalities, I was exposed to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy early in my training. I had the opportunity to attend a couple of national conferences that increased my interest in practicing this modality. I have also been trained in expressive techniques and EMDR. My main goal as a therapist is to create a strong connection with my clients, I enjoy listening to every person’s story, and I like to use a lot of examples to describe the principles discussed in therapy. I strongly believe in telehealth services, I feel that I have been able to establish the therapeutic connection just as good as it would have been in person. In my life I try to be well-balanced by taking care of different aspects like family, exercise, work, and my hobby which is bowling. Yes, I am a bowler and a soccer mom, these activities have provided me with the opportunity to practice what I teach in my own life.”