Lea Counseling & Consulting
Bernice Ruiz has over 15 years of dedicated service to children, youth, and families as an educator then mental health therapist. Her treatment approach is tailored to each clients' unique needs with a focus on trauma, depression, anxiety, and school related-issues. She’s collaborated in delivering national suicide-prevention programming and has supported incarcerated mothers after release. As a first generation Haitian-American, she has a particular interest in supporting international students and other first-generation students address the stressors of navigating the education system.
Specialties
Anxiety College adjustment Cultural Adjustment Depression Life Transitions Race Based Trauma Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self-esteem Self-harm Stress Stress from AcademicsInsurance & Payment
In-Network Insurance Plans
Lea Counseling & Consulting is in network for the following plans:
Aetna Aetna Student Health Blue Cross Blue Shield Brown University Student Health Insurance (UnitedHealthcare) Optum Oscar Oxford United Behavioral Health UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare StudentResourcesPaperwork:
I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.
NPI Number
1588065015Rates
| First session | $200 |
| Ongoing sessions | $200 |
Practice Hours
| Monday | -- |
| Tuesday | -- |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | -- |
Treatment Approaches
Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Culturally Sensitive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Strength-Based Trauma FocusedModalities
IndividualsAge Groups
Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25)Communities
First-Gen Immigrants International LGBQ+ People of ColorMeeting Options
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 8
- License(s): MA-123153
More About Me
- Languages Spoken: English, Haitian Creole
- Race(s): Black or African American, Latinx
- Gender(s): Cisgender, Woman
- Religion(s): African/Indigenous Based Spirituality, Agnostic, Christian, Seventh Day Adventist