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How we can work together in Starke
Virtual Sessions
Close a door in Starke, open your laptop, and we start. No drive, no waiting room, nobody sees you arrive.
Book a virtual sessionIn Person
Some things land better in the same room. My Boca Raton office is quiet, private, and yours for the hour.
Book in personTalk by Phone
Not sure yet? Ring me and ask. It costs nothing, you get me rather than a receptionist, and there is no pitch.
Call (754) 225-9819My Starke clients arrive for all sorts of reasons, and almost none of them think their reason is big enough. My aim is that you leave with something usable, not just a place to vent, though there is room for that too.
Video sessions are encrypted and private. Several of my longest-running Starke clients I have never met in person. Speaking about pain in a borrowed language costs you accuracy. With me, you can use your own.
I also write psychological evaluations for immigration cases: asylum, extreme hardship (I-601, I-601A), VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, and cancellation of removal. I take clients from every corner of Bradford County, North Central Florida and the Gainesville area included, whether you drive down to Boca Raton or never leave Starke. One short conversation will tell us both whether I am the right fit for you.
Meet Your Therapist
Najla Sallum, LCSW
Clients in Starke work directly with Najla Sallum, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than fourteen years of clinical experience. She practices in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, by secure video anywhere in Florida or in person at the Boca Raton office. The videos here are hers, recorded to explain this work in plain language, so you know who you are meeting before the first call.
What We Help With
Services for Starke
Therapy
Trilingual Therapy & Counseling
Ongoing therapy in whichever of my three languages you think in. By video anywhere in Florida, or in my Boca Raton room.
Learn moreIndividual Therapy
A standing hour that is yours. Anxiety, low mood, old wounds, grief, or a chapter that just ended.
Learn moreFamily Therapy
The whole household in the room, including step-families and the strain that comes with moving country.
Learn moreChild & Play Therapy
Children rarely explain themselves in sentences. We use play, and I read what they show me.
Learn moreTrauma-Informed Therapy
Slow, careful work on PTSD, layered trauma, leaving an abusive home, and what the journey here cost you.
Learn moreImmigration Psychological Evaluations
Immigration Psychological Evaluations
The written report your attorney files: asylum, hardship, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, cancellation of removal. Back to you in 7–14 days.
Learn moreExpert Witness — Immigration
When a case needs more than paper, I sign declarations and testify to what I found.
Learn morePsychological Evaluation
A full assessment when a clinic, a lawyer, or a judge needs a documented answer.
Learn morePsychological Testing
Formal testing for thinking, personality, and diagnosis, run alongside psychologists I trust.
Learn moreADHD Testing
Is it ADHD or is it something else? A proper interview plus real testing, for adults and children.
Learn moreAutism Testing
Autism assessment for any age, done in your language and without cultural guesswork.
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