Iliamari Vazquez Houston
(She/Her/Hers)
Community Resource, Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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.
Practice hours (MDT)
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
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Body Image Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Dance/Movement Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Social Skills Training
- Narrative Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
- Motivational Interviewing
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- 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 Health Care – Arizona
- United HealthCare Student Resources – Arizona
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
- 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
Education
Arizona State University
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2014
Macro Social Work