ViveLaVie is a french phrase meaning to "Live the Life", "Live Life to the Fullest", or to "Celebrate and Enjoy Life." ViveLaVie Psychology and Life Coaching Services believes that life is what you make of it. You may not have control over certain circumstances, adversities or consequences but you have a choice in how you will respond and how you will live your life regardless of these uncontrollable factors. ViveLaVie services focus on your quality of life instead of your quantity of life. Don't just add years to your life add LIFE to your years!
Dr. Louise "Luisa" R. Lopez is a bilingual licensed psychologist, in the state of Florida, who enjoys collaborating with individuals (children to adults) in the process of facilitating healing, growth and restoration. She has a heart and passion to see individual lives, relationships and communities restored. She is grateful for the opportunity to walk with individuals on the paths they are presently on and provide opportunities to experience new perspectives on their voyage of discovery.
Dr. Lopez believes that individuals are equipped with personal strengths and resources that can foster a healthier and a more fruitful life. Life brings about unexpected changes and uncontrollable situations that can add compounded stress from various areas of life (work, relational, education, spiritual, physical). Human nature attempts to maintain control of the situation(s); this may work in smaller, more manageable situations but not in those beyond our control. Through therapy, individuals are able to analyze with increased insight and implement therapeutic interventions to alleviate stress that may be significantly impacting their daily functioning.
Dr. Lopez’s theoretical orientation is aligned to the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, an empirically validated treatment. CBT emphasizes the importance of identifying and correcting irrational or harmful thoughts as well as changing self-defeating behaviors. She does find value in principles found outside the CBT realm and utilizes a range of therapeutic tools to provide individualized treatment in addressing client’s unique needs and goals. She considers herself to also be client-centered exploring client’s unique strengths and allowing patients to arrive at solutions to their problems by examining their own thoughts and behaviors.
Dr. Lopez earned her Doctoral of Psychology Degree (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. She earned her Master’s of Science Degree (M.S.) in Counseling Psychology as well as her Bachelor’s of Arts (B.S.) in Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. She participates in psychological workshops and seminars as part of her continuing education.
She has and continues to work with individuals from multi-cultural backgrounds ranging in age from pre-school years to the geriatric population in addressing a myriad of personal and relational issues including anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties, ADHD, bereavement and loss, major life transitions, relational conflict, medical illness, schizophrenia, sexual abuse and post-traumatic stress. Learn More here...
ViveLaVie assists in identifying obstacles on your path of success, getting to the root of the problem, and identifying strengths to assist you in reaching your full potential.
Psychotherapy or "therapy" is a healing process in which a therapist, such as a psychologist, works with an individual to overcome emotional difficulties and struggles within their lives. Therapy sessions provide an empathic and supportive setting in which individuals find freedom in sharing about their issues/struggles. Therapy provides individuals with the opportunity to address obstacles in their lives that are impeding intrapersonal and/or interpersonal progress. Emotional and behavioral issues (depression, anxiety, grief, anger, ADHD, PTSD) can affect daily functioning, which in turn can affect job performance, academic performance, family and social relationships and involvement in pleasurable activities. The therapist will provide feedback, guidance and, most importantly, support throughout the therapeutic process.
Learn to identify the obstacles on your path and how to work with and around them so that you can continue on your journey of progress. You will get out of individual therapy what you put into it.
Children, unlike adults, are not typically able to engage in “talk therapy.” Children are more active and are more expressive through play. Play therapy allows children to express their needs, wishes and problems through their natural language, play. They are able to communicate their thoughts and emotions through play activities as they work through daily life obstacles they encounter. Primary areas of focus with play therapy are for the child to understand his/her feelings, to understand feelings of others, and to promote cognitive development and insight. To provide children a sense of autonomy, they are permitted to choose the activity(ies) they would like to engage in during their therapy session; however, the therapist also navigates the type of activities available for the children depending on the emotional and/or behavioral issues the child is experiencing.
ViveLaVie offers full psychological evaluations help to clarify the intellectual/cognitive, emotional and behavioral functioning of an individual and help to establish a proper mental health diagnosis. Psycho-educational testing is conducted to identify the presence of a learning disorder and to address an individual’s need for special accommodations (gifted or special needs placement) in their academic setting.
ADHD
Gifted Testing
Learning Disability
Behavioral Assessments
To determine if a student is achieving at an appropriate level.
To provide recommendations for psychological treatment and intervention.
To better understand an individual’s emotional functioning and personality.
To clarify mental health diagnosis (ADHD, learning disability, mood disorder).
To identify learning styles and level of intellectual ability including cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
To provide documentation of learning difficulties and the need for accommodations in an academic setting and/or for state and national standardized testing (e.g. SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.).
$150 per individual and play therapy sessions. Sliding Scale is available upon request.
Cost of testing is dependent on type of testing and number of hours to complete testing process.
Payments may be made by Cash, Personal Check, and Online Payments via Dwolla and PayPal.
ViveLaVie accepts Medicare and Out of Network Insurance.
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2881 East Oakland Park Blvd.
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