Justine Alemany

Justine Alemany is a bilingual therapist who speaks Spanish and practices in Florida. She has six years of clinical experience working across school, hospital, outpatient, residential, and advocacy settings, focusing on trauma and related challenges.

Her clinical work began as a graduate intern at an elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts. In her second-year internship she trained in Worcester, Massachusetts through UMASS Medical School at an inpatient hospital for adolescents with severe and pervasive mental illnesses. Many of those adolescents stayed for a minimum of six months and presented with histories of trauma and abuse as well as diagnoses such as schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. During that time she also provided counseling, psychoeducation, and support to families.

After returning to Florida, she worked in outpatient and residential substance use treatment for adults, spending two years supporting adult females coping with substance use, trauma, and co-occurring mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, trauma-related difficulties, and bipolar disorder. In 2019 she began a longer-term role at a Children’s Advocacy Center, where she sees children, adolescents, and adults dealing with various forms of trauma. Many of her clients are survivors of sexual abuse or domestic violence, or are navigating grief, loss, life changes, and questions about sexuality.

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, credentials that reflect formal training to treat trauma and related concerns. Justine uses an eclectic approach, selecting methods that fit each individual rather than relying on a single model. She commonly integrates trauma-focused interventions such as EMDR, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help clients build coping skills and emotion regulation strategies applicable to daily life.