Awaken Hope - Triumph Steps with Beatriz Martinez -Penalver

Beatriz Martinez-Peñalver is a licensed psychotherapist with over thirty years of experience in the mental health field. She recognizes that not everyone requires mental health treatment, but she firmly emphasizes the importance for everyone to cultivate emotional literacy as a crucial foundation for resilience and happiness. She is a passionate advocate for emotional well-being and personal growth who has been recognized by the School Board of Miami-Dade County Public Schools for her commitment to students, their mental wellness, and emotional Literacy nationwide. She is an activist who has traveled the nation to spread the facts about emotional literacy on the doorsteps of policymakers, educators, and parents everywhere.  Her mission extends well beyond Triumph Steps and her goal is to ensure emotional literacy curriculums are taught at every school in Florida and beyond. Beatriz knows that any school practicing emotional literacy techniques, through Triumph Steps, is making an everlasting impact on students’ lives.  Beatriz Martinez-Peñalver is a licensed psychotherapist with over thirty years of experience in the mental health field. She recognizes that not everyone requires mental health treatment, but she firmly emphasizes the importance for everyone to cultivate emotional literacy as a crucial foundation for resilience and happiness. She is a passionate advocate for emotional well-being and personal growth who has been recognized by the School Board of Miami-Dade County Public Schools for her commitment to students, their mental wellness, and emotional Literacy nationwide. She is an activist who has traveled the nation to spread the facts about emotional literacy on the doorsteps of policymakers, educators, and parents everywhere.  Her mission extends well beyond Triumph Steps and her goal is to ensure emotional literacy curriculums are taught at every school in Florida and beyond. Beatriz knows that any school practicing emotional literacy techniques, through Triumph Steps, is making an everlasting impact on students’ lives.  She is the president and CEO of Healthy Connections, Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in Miami, FL and the founder and CEO of Triumph Steps. Healthy Connections opened its doors in 2001, and with a team of about 25-30 staff members, has served thousands of clients (children and adults) with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Prior to opening the Community Mental Health Center, Beatriz ran a private practice where she led her patients to self-discovery and personal growth with the psychology of abundance, cognitive behavioral approaches, and meditation. Website: https://triumphsteps.com