I am a bilingual, bicultural, second-generation Chicana with over ten years of experience working with diverse individuals, families, and communities in the mental health field. I provide individual therapy to adults and family therapy to adult children and their parents/adult relatives. I focus my practice on Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC) with a particular interest in working with children of immigrants, immigrants, and members of the fat and LGBTQ+ communities. As a cis woman, I am committed to making every effort to create a safe therapeutic space for this community, especially Queer & Trans Black, Indigenous & People of Color (QTBIPOC).

I am trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and motivational interviewing, and am currently in the process of completing Adaptive Internal Relational (AIR) Network therapy training. In my years as a social worker, I have developed a specialty in complex trauma, primarily domestic and sexual violence/abuse. I take a relational, person-centered, and systems approach to allow each person to be seen within the context of their individual, family, community, and cultural systems and I integrate a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, feminist multicultural perspective, mindfulness, harm reduction, self-compassion, and psycho-education.

A trusting and supportive therapeutic relationship is very important, and for that reason, I strive to create an environment that is judgment-free, respectful, and understanding.

Specialty areas: trauma (personal, intergenerational, systemic, community violence, domestic/IPV, and sexual violence/abuse), migration/immigration, anxiety, racial/ethnic identity, acculturation, fat acceptance/positivity, new life phases, interpersonal relationship difficulties

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Soy Chicana bilingüe, bicultural y de segunda generación con más de 10 años de experiencia trabajando con personas, familias y comunidades diversas. Proporciono terapia individual a adultes (18+) y terapia familiar a hijes adultes y sus padres/familiares. Enfoco mi práctica en la gente Negra, Indígena y personas de color. Estoy particularmente interesada en trabajar con hijes de inmigrantes, inmigrantes y miembros de las comunidad gorda y LGBTQ+. Como mujer cis, estoy comprometida con la creación de un espacio terapéutico seguro para esta comunidad, especialmente para la gente queer y trans Negra, Indígena y personas de color.

Estoy capacitada en terapia de red relacional interna adaptativa (AIR), terapia de exposición narrativa (NET) y entrevistas motivacionales e integro una amplia gama de enfoques terapéuticos, incluida la terapia cognitivo-conductual (TCC), basada en fortalezas, terapia narrativa, atención plena, daño reducción, autocompasión y psicoeducación.

Una relación terapéutica de confianza y apoyo es muy importante, por lo que me esfuerzo por crear un entorno libre de juicios, respetuoso y comprensivo. Tomo un enfoque relacional, centrado en la persona y un enfoque de sistemas para permitir que cada persona sea vista dentro del contexto de su familia, comunidad y sistemas culturales.