Meet Hakeem Bastien
RMHCI
Hakeem's Favorite Things
- Helping clients develop insight, realize their strengths, and foster a sense of resiliency.
- Encouraging marginalized populations and young men to break the stigma surrounding seeking therapy.
- Helping couples navigate relationship difficulties and feel more connected within their relationship.
- Empowering children, teens/adolescents, and adults to achieve a more fulfilling future.
“Therapy is a space where you are free to explore, to grow, to question, and to emerge more fully into who you are meant to be.”
Before therapy, Hakeem’s clients often say:
“I constantly feel worried and just want to feel like the old me again.”
“I’m the reason why I’m in this situation.”
“I’m worried about my child not speaking to me and acting out in school.”
“I don’t know how to deal with my loved one being gone.”
“I think we are at the end of our relationship.”
Hakeem enriches clients lives by:
- Providing you with a warm, safe, and empathetic space to express all feelings and concerns.
- Working to understand your past and current experiences to help you find self-understanding.
- Utilizing play and expressive arts therapy to help you navigate and communicate your emotions.
- Empowering you to develop self compassion, work through self-guilt, and foster inner healing.
- Helping you and your partner build a strong foundation of communication, trust, and commitment that fosters deeper love and connection within your relationship.
My Credentials:
- Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern in Florida.
- Master’s of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College.
- Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, minor in Chemistry from Florida Gulf Coast University.