my story

Kevin Quiles (He/Him)

 

Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, home of the once largest satellite dish and the Taino Indians, I made my way onto New York rather quickly. There, my parents and siblings took on the challenges before us. Long story short, it wasn't until I graduated from high school and moved to Miami, Florida that I turned into a church goer. New ideas popped into my head about studying to be a minister. Thus, I graduated from Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God in the 1987. I went on to earn a Master's of Divinity degree in 95'. From there, I trained as chaplain, first in a psychiatric residential facility and later in a major hospital in South Carolina. I was fortunate in those two plus years to have excellent supervisors who held an integrated approach to psyche and Spirit. For sure, it was a nice balance.

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What followed next was a career in hospice, not church. Working with adults facing that moment of transition changed me in ways I might never be able to explain. Sometimes it made sense. Other times it proved confusing. Nevertheless, I did it for 15 years. I never looked back on the Church thing. My career in hospice was my path. The dying became my teachers. And today I've been fortunate to write about it.

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​After my hospice career and a military deployment, I entered academia once again to earn a Master of Arts in Community Counseling in 2011. I began a career in private practice as Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), which I've now done for over a decade. I became certified in hypnotherapy in 2012 and in Kundalini Yoga in 2019.

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The next few pages will go into detail on my current psychotherapy outreach. I do more--partner counseling and therapy for trauma, anxiety and depression--but the following pages zoom in on some specialized services I offer wish to provide, some of which are rather hard to find.

 

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​​​​​​​​​Education:

Southeastern College 1987

Reformed Theological Seminary 1995

Argosy University 2011

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