Aileen Valdez, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Aileen Valdez

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Accepting clients
Updated 24 days ago

We welcome everyone at ABC's for Success!

ABC’s for Success provides compassionate mental health services for clients of all ages and across a wide range of diagnoses. While our foundation is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we tailor our approach by incorporating other evidence-based interventions to meet each client’s unique needs. Our team is dedicated to creating a warm, supportive environment where clients feel cared for and empowered on their journey toward growth and well-being.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English, Spanish
Emergency number not available
Treats suicidal ideation

Practice hours (EDT)

Sun
closed
Mon
9:00 am 5:00 pm
Tue
9:00 am 5:00 pm
Wed
9:00 am 5:00 pm
Thu
9:00 am 5:00 pm
Fri
9:00 am 5:00 pm
Sat
closed

Accepts new patients after hospitalization for

  • Manic episodes
  • Severe depression
  • Self-harming behavior
  • Suicidal intent or a plan
  • Altered mental status or delirium
  • Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
  • Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
  • Suicide attempt
  • Eating disorders
  • Substance use
  • Severe emotional stress or trauma

Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.

Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Abuse
  • Academic Concerns
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Issues
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Athletic Performance
  • Athletic/Sports performance
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Avoidant Personality
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Chronic Illness/Pain
  • Cognitive Functioning
  • College and School Placement
  • Compulsive Exercise
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Dependent Personality
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce
  • Drug Use
  • Eating Concerns
  • End of Life
  • Excoriation Disorder (skin picking)
  • Family Caregiving Stress
  • Financial Concerns
  • Gambling Concerns
  • Gaming/Internet Concerns
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief and Loss
  • Histrionic Personality
  • Hoarding
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Injury, rehab and return to sport
  • Insomnia
  • Intimacy Concerns
  • Learning Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Medication Concerns
  • Men's Issues
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
  • Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
  • Panic
  • Paranoid Personality
  • Parenting Concerns
  • Peer Difficulties
  • Perfectionism
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Personal Growth
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobia
  • Physical Assault
  • Physical Stress
  • Polyamorous relationship
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • Schizoaffective
  • Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform and Brief Psychosis
  • School Concerns
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Concerns
  • Sexual Identity
  • Sleep Concerns
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual/Religious Concerns
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Children (under 10)
  • Preteens (10-12)
  • Teens (13-17)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Assessment/Evaluation
  • Behavior Modification
  • Couples Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Adlerian
  • Cognitive Restructuring
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Dream Interpretation
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Erikson/Psychosocial Development
  • Experiential Psychotherapy
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
  • Schema Focused Therapy
  • Social Skills Training
  • ADHD Evaluation
  • Gottman Method
  • Play Therapy
  • Anger Management
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Therapies
  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Interpersonal Therapy
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Counseling
  • Brief Psychotherapy
  • Formal Psychological Assessment
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Faith-Based Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Christian Counseling
  • Mindfulness Training

Location

  • ABC's for Success, LC

    Community Center

    1550 Madruga Avenueste 509Coral Gables, FL 33146

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    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Door can be opened easily
    • Flat path to the front door
    • Well-lit path to entrance
    • Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
    • Service animals allowed
    • Wide doorway
    • Emotional support animals allowed

    Getting around

    • Elevators
    • Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)

    Settling in

    • Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)

Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

$85 — $150per session

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Aetna – Florida
  • Aetna Better Health – Florida
  • Anthem – Florida
  • AvMed – Florida
  • Behavioral Health Systems/BHS – Florida
  • Behavioral Health Systems/BHS-EAP – Florida
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – Florida
  • Carelon Behavioral Health – Florida
  • CarePlus – Florida
  • Children’s Medical Service Netwrok – Florida
  • Cigna – Florida
  • Cigna-EAP – Florida
  • Clear Health Alliance – Florida
  • Community Care Plan – Florida
  • ComPsych – Florida
  • Doctor's Health Plan – Florida
  • Florida Blue – Florida
  • Health Sun – Florida
  • Humana – Florida
  • Magellan – Florida
  • Medica – Florida
  • Medicaid – Florida
  • Medicare – Florida
  • Molina – Florida
  • Optum – Florida
  • Oscar – Florida
  • Simply – Florida
  • Sunshine Child Welfare – Florida
  • United HealthCare – Florida
  • In-network insurance
  • Package pricing
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Sliding scale

Payment methods

  • Cash
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Other

Credentials

Licenses

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor

    MH23265, Florida