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How we can work together in Lake City
Virtual Sessions
Close a door in Lake City, 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) 225-9819If you are in Lake City and something has felt off for a while, that is reason enough to talk to someone. Expect me to be direct and warm at once. I will tell you what I notice, and you can tell me when I have it wrong.
I am licensed across Florida, so living in Lake City rather than Boca Raton changes nothing about your access to me. You will not have to simplify yourself for my benefit. Whichever of the three languages you think in is fine.
Attorneys send clients to me because the reports come back on schedule and hold up under scrutiny. I take clients from every corner of Columbia County, North Central Florida and the Lake City area included, whether you drive down to Boca Raton or never leave Lake City. If you are unsure whether this is for you, that is exactly what a first call is for.
Meet Your Therapist
Najla Sallum, LCSW
Clients in Lake City 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 Lake City
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.
Learn moreOther places I serve around Lake City
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