Amare Counseling and Education 2219 North Columbus Street, Arlington, VA 22207

"Very rude and mean, would not answer my questions regarding appointment, not welcoming at all. Don't recommend just money hungry people who don't care about you."

"Dr. Bermudez is an excellent therapist, prepared, dedicated and with a great vocation for service. She is a person who connects through empathy, to provide and develop in her patients, the necessary tools to get ahead of any adverse situation. I recommend her for her human quality and her academic preparation."

""Dr. B.", as we affectionately call her in our house, is absolutely everything you could want and ask for in a child and family therapist. Dr. B. comes from a place of nurturing and is judgement-free, and helps families better understand their dynamics, personalities, challenges, strengths; and provides reasonable and helpful skills to help parents and children with ALL of the big feelings and to better understand the "why". Using games, playing, and art as therapy techniques; but all coming from Dr. B's scientific evidence-based knowledge of children's physical and emotional development for their ages (ie: how their brain works) she worked with our family over 6+ months. Dr. B helped me as a mother to better understand and set expectations of behaviour for my daughter; and gave me so many tools to try and help her in her moments of overwhelming big feelings; and she also taught these skills to my daughter as well. Tools and skills we still use today... 2 years later! We found Dr. B. through a Yoga workshop and I am so grateful she was able to bring us on as patients. Dr. B worked with my husband and I to set our goals for our sessions with our daughter, and we were able to make excellent progress in a remarkable amount of time. I don't know how we would be at this stage had it not be for our sessions with Dr. B. Our daughter absolutely loved her visits to Dr. B and it was something we all looked forward to every week. I have recommended her to numerous friends if they are looking for help with their children, and looking for a warm and non-clinical/sterile feeling therapeutic relationship, but with a therapist who has a deep clinical understanding of children and their development. I have no hesitation and no doubt that we will again resume our sessions with Dr. B when we come across our next band of obstacles and hurdles and as parents need guidance, and my daughter (and my son) need additional tools in their toolbox to successfully manage their emotions as they grow and mature. Dr. B is someone I am so deeply grateful to have in our family's life and would recommend her to anyone with children preschool aged and up."

"Horrible experience. I didn’t feel welcomed at all and she had a demeanor that she was too good to be booked within a week. Well you had availability. Tried to book for parent counseling and was told that she didn’t have the time seek information from the Maryland board provisions for counsel. Good luck when attempting to book."

"Thank you Dr. Bermúdez and Amare! You are a great source of support and resources for me as mother of a 5 year-old. I have learned to take care of myself and my son so gracefully thanks to you for a few years now. Blessings! Marcela"