Iliamari Vazquez Houston, Community Resource

Iliamari Vazquez Houston

(She/Her/Hers)

Community Resource, Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Accepting clients
Updated 13 days ago
20 years in practice

With An Open Heart provides a safe space to start the healing journey. Our clinicians specialize in supporting the BIPOC community and Global Majority.

Iliamari is an EMDR trained, Run/Walk/Talk certified, IFS informed, trauma therapist with expertise in; maternal mental health, family issues, boundaries work, anxiety, stress, grief/loss, and intergenerational cycles and trauma. The last 15 years, she has worked in a variety of settings with diverse communities. Her experience allows you to feel heard and validated in order to make healthy improvements. It’s about progress over perfection. We are human with complex emotions and needs. Each session works towards the overall goal, however it may look different session to session. Her focus is to provide a safe, nonjudgemental space for you with a holistic approach. Again, meeting you where you are at in that space and time. All clinicians at With An Open Heart provide the same holistic and safe approach. Iliamari Vazquez Houston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona with 20 years of experience. She offers individual and group therapy for adults and young adults, specializing in trauma therapy for diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ clients and people of color. Iliamari provides telehealth services from Tempe, AZ, and accepts Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum, UMR, and United HealthCare insurance. She offers a sliding scale for payment and supports clients after psychiatric hospitalization for severe emotional stress or trauma.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
Hispanic/LatinxCisgender WomanHeterosexualLGBTQIA+ ally

Practice hours (MDT)

Sun
closed
Mon
8:00 am 8:00 pm
Tue
8:00 am 8:00 pm
Wed
8:00 am 8:00 pm
Thu
8:00 am 8:00 pm
Fri
8:00 am 8:00 pm
Sat
closed

Accepts new patients after hospitalization for

  • Severe emotional stress or trauma

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

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Grief and Loss
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting Concerns
  • Personal Growth
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)

Special groups

  • Adult children of alcoholics
  • Athletes
  • Body positivity
  • Clients from the court/judicial system
  • Immigrants
  • People of color
  • People seeking asylum
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as non-binary
  • People who identify as queer
  • Professional Healthcare Providers
  • Transgender

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Assessment/Evaluation
  • Group Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Coaching
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Social Skills Training
  • Anger Management
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Therapies
  • Body Image Therapy
  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Dance/Movement Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Training
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Brief Psychotherapy

Location

  • Office Building

    4500 South Lakeshore DriveSuite 415Tempe, AZ 85282

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    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Well-lit path to entrance
    • Step-free entry
    • Door can be opened easily
    • Flat path to the front door
    • Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)

    Getting around

    • Elevators

Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

$165per session

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Aetna – Arizona
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – Arizona
  • Optum – Arizona
  • UMR – Arizona
  • UMR-EAP – Arizona
  • United HealthCare – Arizona
  • United HealthCare Student Resources – Arizona
  • Documentation provided for patient filling
  • Sliding scale
  • In-network insurance
  • Out-of-network insurance
  • Out-of-pocket
  • I offer a free consultation

Payment methods

  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Online

Credentials

Licenses

  • LCSW

    Arizona Board of Behavioral Health

    22026, Arizona

Certificates

  • EMDR

    EMDRIA

    EMDR trained

  • Run/Walk/Talk certified

    Run/Walk/Talk

  • Perinatal Mental Health Trained

    PSI

    trained in Perinatal Mental Health

  • First Responder Clinician Cultural Competency Certificate

    NERPSC

  • IFS Level 1 Trained

    Internal Family Systems

Education

  • Arizona State University

    MSW (Master of Social Work), 2014

    Macro Social Work

Other