Cesar B Incera, LMHC

P & S Counseling is a project that attempts to detect the needs of mental health problems in Miami minority communities. P & S Counseling has a well-trained indigenous staff that provides a therapeutic, spiritually family oriented environment while supporting the development of self-confidence and high self-esteem through an application of a thorough foundation of the behavioral sciences. In many minority communities, there is a sense of shame surrounding the symptoms of mental illness and the belief that one should be able to shake off these symptoms. So instead of seeking professional help, people turn their anger inward or they turn to faith to help them through. Due to this kind of thinking, people often delay seeking professional help. Emotional distress often triggers physical aches and pains that send people to doctors and emergency rooms, unaware of their cause, for example, panic attacks are responsible for 33 million spent each year on unnecessary angiograms. Money can be saved if mental illness were recognized and treated with proper medication and appropriate therapy. Mental disorder is not a mysterious malady, but diagnosable and treatable. In fact, treatment for depression, panic disorders, schizophrenia and other psychological illness are more successful than treatment given to heart disease patients who undergo surgery for blocked arteries.