Miriam Candelaria, Therapist
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Qualified Supervisor for Mental Health Interns with over 20 years of experience. I bring a broad base of experiences that include psychology, education, managerial, information technology awareness and criminal/legal investigations. My most recent experiences are working as a Therapist and Group Facilitator for Sexual Offenders under probation from the Department of Correction and Federal Courts. I worked as a Clinician in Chemical Dependence Facilities; Assessor and Behavioral Therapist for a private facility; Clinical Director in 2 occasions for Chemical Dependency Facilities; Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) Supervisor; Treatment Plan Coordinator and Baker Act Agent at 2 Mental Health Centers; Bilingual Addiction Counselor and Facilitator in the DETOX and Intensive Outpatient Program/Addiction Unit; Clinical Therapist/Facilitator/Case Manager for Sexual Violent Offenders; Intake Coordinator; Senior Mental Health Practitioner/Clinician/Therapist all around Florida and working as an Adjunct Professor at a Miami-Dade College. I also supervised mental health counseling students about to graduate with their master?s degree and mental health counselor interns awaiting to be licensed.
My experiences in the Mental Health field are vast working with alcoholics and drug addicts who are trying to go in rehabilitation for the rest of their lives; violent sexual offenders and predators in a Civil Commitment and on probation; working with children, adolescents and families; working with geriatric population; working with couples and divorcees; working with inmates; substance abuse juveniles; immigrant farmworkers; victims and aggressors of domestic violence; and multicultural clients all around Florida.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Panic attacks
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Adoption & foster care
- Alcohol use
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Trauma & PTSD
Insurances Accepted
- Advent Health
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (Florida Blue)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Orlando Health
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
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City College
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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
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Carlos Albizu University
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407-537-9452
321-697-5661
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Miriam Candelaria. You can also call 407-537-9452 to have someone assist you.
Miriam Candelaria generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 407-537-9452 to find out Miriam Candelaria's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Miriam Candelaria:
- Advent Health
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (Florida Blue)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Orlando Health
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 407-537-9452 to see how we can help.
Miriam Candelaria is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Miriam Candelaria works at:
Yes, Miriam Candelaria does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Miriam Candelaria is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.
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