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Igor Espittia is a bilingual (Spanish/English), bicultural social worker. He has
been helping families and children with difficulties that affect their
well-being and their ability to develop healthy relationships with each other
for over ten years. In addition, he is particularly interested in supporting men
as they develop a more complete emotional experience, one that can reduce shame,
alienation, and rigidity of roles that often accompanies and restricts men's
lives.
Igor brings to his work a belief in each client's inherent ability to heal and
grow. The aim of his practice is to assist individuals not only to overcome
their difficulties but also to find joy and fulfillment in the task of living.
This often means a deliberate and conscious understanding of our
"unfinished business" of childhood so that we may experience
resolution and completion and move toward living more freely and with true
personal "choice." This work includes building, strengthening and
mobilizing internal and external supports in order to assist rather than assault
our inner experience. To accomplish this, he draws from his specialized training
in Body Centered Gestalt Therapy as well as a combination of approaches
including cognitive behavioral, developmental, transactional analysis, and
family systems among others.
Email: Igor Espittia, LCSW
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - CT #2725
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DEGREES
1990 - MSW, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
1980 - B.A., Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University
2002 - Present Specialized Training in Body Centered Gestalt Therapy
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| AREAS OF PARTICULAR EXPERTISE
Children and adolescents
Children with adjustment problems to life transitions and family
events
Children with behavior problems
School related difficulties
Adults
Depression and anxiety
Relationship difficulties
Parenting challenges
Developmental and life transition issues
Anger control
Domestic violence
Self development
Acculturation issues
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PERSONAL
Hobbies: outdoor adventures, mountaineering, travel, fitness, music
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