Mr. Taveras has been a Program Director, a director of a department of Rehabilitation, an Assistant Director, a Case Manager Supervisor & a Residential Manager in various not for profit agencies before branching out and creating NYUMBRELLA COACHING. He is excited to bring all the knowledge, resources & skills he has acquired in the world of Social Services over the years, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, & Medical Disability to any existing roles in his career as a Senior Administrator, Clinician and Therapist. Additionally, he works as well as a Vocational Clinical Consultant in the private sector.
Mr. Taveras has been in the Non-Profit industry of Social Services for over a decade & a half in leadership roles. He has acquired 3 academic degrees culminating with a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling. After graduating with high honors & completing his Certification process to obtain the CRC (Certification for Rehabilitation Counselors) he proceeded to see clients in the role of Counselor, Therapist, & Consultant. Mr. Taveras is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor awarded by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Additionally, Mr. Taveras has a obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology.
As a therapist, he is the lead Clinician of the practice NYUMBRELLA COACHING (soon to be a PLLC) & sees clients who need therapy in the field of Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse, Mental Health & Medical conditions. He believes in working hard to attain what you want but helping others on your journey upward. He is a strong supporter & advocate for social services & social change especially in his beloved hometown of New York City.
He works as well as an expert witness providing Vocational Evaluations, able to provide testimony based on Vocational Evaluations in (SSI, Workers Compensation Cases, Personal Injury, Work Injuries) Able to determine the extent of the clients disability and his/her employment potential. Able to determine STD or LTD outcomes. Labor Market Surveys. Disability Hearings. Testimony in Court. Records Review/Referral. Full Vocational Expert experience. NYUMBRELLA COACHING has worked with Lawyers, law firms and the DOE (Department of Education) under contracts as well as a consultant for private sector insurance firms, such as Brown & Brown and The Standard.
Finally, He is as well a writer in his free time who is soon to be a published author with Austin Macauley Publishers. His first novel, The Shout of the Phoenix will be published soon in the Fall of 2024.
Therapeutic Approach
Mr. Taveras is first and foremost a bilingual counselor, and his approach in Therapy is one focused on positive reinforcement, mutual respect and a focus on aiming for a healthy lifestyle, he specializes in Talk Therapy, Counseling, Coaching, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Short Term Treatment Plans and Long-Term Treatment Plans. Mr. Taveras 2nd language is Spanish in which he is proficient in speaking, reading, and writing.
Clientele
The clientele Mr. Taveras has worked with over the years include, members of the LGBTQ community, members with Mental Illness, members with Chronic Illness, members with Medical Diagnoses, Veterans, members who have struggled with Substance Use/Abuse and Domestic Violence and Members with Developmental Disabilities and Learning Disabilities as well as the formerly incarcerated, the aging population, immigrants and the homeless. He has worked with adults, adolescents and children as well as seniors. His main clients have been people needing clinical support in their therapeutic vocational journey.
Mr. Taveras has extensive experience working with clients struggling with substance use/abuse & offers treatment plans utilizing a MI (Motivational Interviewing) Counseling approach focused on the clients’ strengths. He has worked as well with clients with Mental Health issues to which he utilizes a CBT/SFBT approach (Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy). With those with Developmental Disabilities Mr. Taveras focuses on a Person-Centered approach, he has worked with people diagnosed with Developmental Disabilities for a decade and a half (Autism, Cerebral Palsy). With his younger clients he utilizes Play Therapy. His clients range from being diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety and Depression.
Vocational Expert
Given the many years in the field of disability and mental health (15 +Years) and in various roles, Mr. Taveras has been able to acquire much knowledge thanks to his clients, whom have been homeless, lived in shelters, have been victims of domestic violence, have been diagnosed with mental health conditions, medical conditions, chronic illness and substance abuse conditions as well. They have been injured (in the job or non-job related), and misinformed of their rights, have not had the appropriate advocates and not known much regarding all of the resources that are available to them. His clients have ranged from various ages, genders and orientations. This is where Mr. Taveras enters as an expert with a wide range of resources in the city of New York. To support, advocate for, train, teach, and testify for in a court of law if need be to improve his clients lives, and provide proof through assessments, screenings, tests, evaluations and other methods, that his clients deserve to be provided what they are entitled to under the law and under Americans with Disabilities Act -ADA. As a Bilingual Clinician that understands the importance of Vocation, Mr. Taveras finds the collaboration with legal representatives in cases involving accidents, disability, SSI and workers compensation cases a great way to provide support and unite to see a person achieve their ultimate personal fulfillment.
