About Our Practice
A South Florida private practice—compassionate, modern, and built around the people we serve.
Welcome
Welcome to South Florida Counseling and Assessment
Our experienced clinicians strive toward the highest standard of compassionate, effective mental health care. In a comfortable, serene atmosphere of safety and trust, our clients pursue their goals of emotional well-being. We are passionate about this work, and we genuinely consider it an honor to serve the people who entrust us with their stories.
Our team embraces a modern approach to psychotherapy that combines traditional and contemporary theories, evidence-based methods, and creative, solution-oriented, and insight-oriented practices. We recognize the unique difficulties individuals and families face, and we know that therapy is never one-size-fits-all.
A shared journey
“Together We Can Create Change”
Psychotherapy is an incredibly powerful and meaningful process that can bring about a renewed sense of hope and freedom, empowering you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life. It is a great privilege to be a part of your journey of healing, and we enter into this significant responsibility with the deepest care and respect.
Our story
A practice built quietly, one relationship at a time.
South Florida Counseling and Assessment was founded in 2020 by Dr. Mauricio Richard Taborga, Psy.D. It began as a single practice room in Fort Lauderdale, built on a simple belief: that thoughtful, deeply human therapy could make a measurable difference in the lives of the people of South Florida.
What began as a solo practice has grown into a team of caring, credentialed clinicians serving clients across two offices — Fort Lauderdale and Miami-Aventura — without ever losing the warmth, attention, and quiet rigor that defined our first sessions.
We’ve grown only as fast as we could grow well. Every clinician who joins our team is selected for their clinical depth, their compassion, and their willingness to treat each client’s story as singular. That standard is what holds us together.
What guides us
A few principles we don’t compromise on.
Compassion as practice, not posture.
Our clients are met where they are. We hold space for whatever they bring — without judgment, agenda, or rush.
Evidence-based, but never formulaic.
We pull from CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and humanistic traditions — choosing what fits the person in front of us, not the protocol on the shelf.
The therapeutic relationship is the work.
Trust is the foundation of every clinical outcome we’ve ever helped a client reach. We build it slowly, honestly, and with deep respect.
Common questions
Answers to what most clients ask first.
In their words
Working with this team genuinely changed how I show up — in my relationships, at work, and with myself. I never felt like a case file. I felt like a person.