Iara Sant’anna, RMHCI- Miami Therapist Near me

It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Iara Sant’Anna, a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI) working toward licensure with Psych Blossom Counseling and Wellness. For me, therapy is a safe and supportive space where healing, growth, and connection can flourish. Whether we ease anxiety, work through trauma, or pursue growth and transformation, I pledge to honor your unique story while helping you create a meaningful path toward the life you deserve.

While therapy is ultimately about you, I’d like to share a bit about where I come from, how I became a therapist, and what inspires me. I grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, the daughter of a seamstress and a police psychologist. As a child, I was captivated by my father’s library of psychology texts and often imagined myself welcoming clients into his study. I was also deeply curious about cultures beyond my own, a passion that eventually led me to move to the United States nearly twenty years ago. Here, I became fluent in English and Spanish, started a family, lived and traveled across the country, and immersed myself in Latin American culture in particular. Today, as a parent of two wonderful children, ages 14 and 10, I feel grateful to have grown into the therapist I once dreamed of becoming.

Professionally, I have always dedicated myself to serving others through times of transition, challenge, and discovery. I bring years of experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. My therapeutic approach is client-centered, compassionate, and integrative. We may draw from mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and Jungian psychology to help you be present, relieve anxiety, and uncover profound insights into your life and relationships. True healing happens when you feel safe, understood, and empowered to grow—at your own pace and in your own way.

I see therapy as a journey we take together. My goal is to provide a warm, collaborative space where you can heal, grow, and create the life you want. I look forward to meeting you and accompanying you on this path of transformation.