Summerville Women’s Mental Health Studio

Counseling and Therapy for Diverse Women: Cisgender, Transgender, Non-binary, and Woman/Feminine Identified

We specialize in holistic and integrative women’s mental health to help diverse women who are struggling with anxiety, depression, dysphoria, and trauma/stressors heal and recover to live a healthy and peaceful life.

We are culturally competent, bilingual, veteran, and LGBTQIA2S+ with lived experience.

We are veteran-owned and operated.

We serve all of South Carolina via telemental health/telehealth and in-office appointments.

Woman Veteran Owned and Operated

Summerville Women’s Mental Health Studio is a private mental health practice in the heart of Historic Summerville, SC. We provide culturally sensitive counseling, therapy, and supervision services. We also provide and integrative holistic services. We are compassionate, affirming, and genuinely interested in your mental health journey.  We provide a modern approach to counseling and therapy.  We combine traditional psychotherapy with a practical, problem-solving approach that creates a dynamic and efficient path for change and problem resolution.  Although we work from a wellness model, we can diagnose emotional and psychiatric disorders and guide clients in the process of living with such disorders.  Our training in addressing the whole person's needs, wellness, and prevention qualifies us to integrate health care.  We all benefit from healing and well-being for good mental health.

Xiomara A. Sosa

Founder

Xiomara A. Sosa, Founder, Owner & Clinical Director

Clinical Mental Health Counselor Xiomara A. Sosa, a holistic, integrative national board-certified and licensed professional counselor focuses on combining evidence-based treatment with alternative therapies. She focuses on treating the whole person, not just the symptoms of a particular illness or concern. That includes mental health, physical health, emotional well-being, interpersonal relationships, and spiritual needs. She helps you identify patterns in your life that may contribute to your struggles and work on developing strategies for making healthier choices. She is a Latina bilingual counselor and therapist who offers virtual and in-person sessions to individuals in South Carolina. She offers counseling and therapy to individuals in both English and Spanish.

La consejera clínica de salud mental Xiomara A. Sosa, una consejera profesional integral, certificada por la junta nacional y con licencia, se enfoca en combinar tratamientos basados ​​en evidencia con terapias alternativas. Ella se enfoca en tratar a la persona en su totalidad, no solo los síntomas de una enfermedad o preocupación en particular. Eso incluye salud mental, salud física, bienestar emocional, relaciones interpersonales y necesidades espirituales. Ella le ayuda a identificar patrones en su vida que pueden contribuir a sus luchas y a trabajar en el desarrollo de estrategias para tomar decisiones más saludables. Es una consejera y terapeuta latina bilingüe que ofrece sesiones virtuales y presenciales a personas en Carolina del Sur. Ofrece asesoramiento y terapia a personas tanto en inglés como en español.

Counseling and Therapy Services

  • Anxiety

    If you are feeling consumed by fears of things that might seem irrational to others, or if is hard to relate these concerns to others:

    I help you learn how to stop anxiety from impeding your ability to enjoy life, interact at school, work or hang out with friends, and deal with problems it might cause at home.

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Depression

    If you are dealing with severe thoughts that can affect how you feel, think and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working:

    I create a space for you to safely navigate these moods and work through whether or not they may be caused by a certain biological, hormonal, or social factor.

    Major Depressive Disorder, Single and Recurrent Episodes (MDD)

    Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern (SAD/Seasonal Affective Disorder)

    Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia (PDD)

    Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

  • Gender

    If you are feeling a sense of unease because of a mismatch between your biological sex and your gender identity, and if this sense of unease or dissatisfaction is so intense that it leads to depression and anxiety that cause a harmful impact on your daily life:

    I use evidence-based tools to help provide you with lasting relief that include acceptance, affirmation and/or confirmation of your identity.

    Gender Dysphoria (GD)

  • Trauma and Stressors

    If you are experiencing intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, changes in physical and emotional reaction, flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, uncontrollable thoughts about a terrifying event, by either experiencing it or witnessing it, and this is causing significant problems in social or work situations, in relationships, or if they are interfering with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks:

    I provide you with effective treatment to help reduce your symptoms and improve your function.

    Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

    Adjustment Disorders (AD)

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Counseling and Therapy Method

  • Diversity, Equality, Equity, Inclusion, Multiculturalism

    (All races, ethnicities, and cultures are welcome)

    American Indian or Alaska Native

    Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders/Native Hawaiians (AAPI)

    Black or African American, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)

    Hispanic/Latino/Latinx

    LGBTQIA2S+

    Middle Eastern or North African

    Women of Color (WOC)

    Women Veterans

Schedule a free 15 minute consultation.

See if we are a good fit and get your questions answered.

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