WELCOME

Inclusive Psychotherapy for Adults, Teens, and Couples

Should I go to therapy?

If you're new to therapy, you may be wondering if therapy is a space for you. I felt the same way at first. I didn't know if therapy could really be helpful for someone like me who was just trying to navigate the ins and outs of this world.

Through my own work and education,

I understand and see the benefits of having support and guidance in this journey we call life.

As your therapist, I will strive to provide a safe, supportive space to explore your emotions and experiences. In our work together, my aim is to step away from pathologizing and instead invite in collective and personal wisdom, current and ancestral. Whether you're dealing with stressors, anxiety, navigating life changes, trauma, or looking to better understand yourself, therapy provides tools to heal, grow, promote inner peace, and build healthier relationships.

It's a step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Individuals

Do you find yourself wanting to explore your experiences and emotions on a deeper level? Or maybe find yourself struggling to understand your identity/personality and position in the world. Maybe you're transitioning into a new relationship or exiting a relationship that is no longer serving you. Individual therapy with me, can provide a space to unpack and explore these themes. Sometimes, these topics may manifest themselves as stress, anxiety, turbulent relationships, overwhelm, physical symptoms, and more. Together we can create understanding and healing.

Couples

I am passionate about inviting relationships into the room through couples therapy work. As you may know, relationships can be joyful yet challenging at times. We face all kinds of challenges such as; differing communication styles, cultural differences, differing intimacy needs, life transitions, and more. Oftentimes, it can be helpful to not have to face these challenges on our own, especially when unhelpful and unnoticed patterns tend to get in the way.

Teens and Young Adults

Therapy is a valuable tool for helping teens and young adults build resilience, gain self-awareness, and develop coping strategies that will serve them throughout their lives. Developmentally, many young adults may be wanting to navigate identity and self discovery, manage emotional intensity, cope with life transitions, build communication skills, improve self-esteem, have a safe space to feel heard and understood, and more.

Premarital Counseling

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Therapy for Couples in Transition

I offer counseling for couples exploring marriage as well as couples in life transitions. Through my work, I have found these topics to frequently come up in sessions. Together, we can explore themes such as moving in together, starting a family, marriage, blending families, and polyamory.

It’s exciting to see how couples who are creating intentional space to explore these life transitions, have noticed feeling closer and more connected. We have been able to address conflicts and differences, and overall improve relationship satisfaction. Luckily, couples don’t have to be in crisis to work on the relationship and deepen the connection to one another!

I am offering virtual sessions and have sliding scale slots available. I am trained in Gottman, but enjoy incorporating different modalities that best suit the couple.

BRINGING IN RACE, CULTURE & GENDER INTO THE ROOM

“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde

I am passionate about inviting identity, race, gender, and culture into the room. Understanding intersectionality is a powerful tool I use in my work. As a Latina therapist, I find this work to be deeply fulfilling and extremely powerful for cross-cultural and interracial couples as well as individuals who are seeking to deepen their understanding of their identity. It can be tough navigating this current climate as well as systems of oppression and I enjoy how Coupleswork and individual therapy can support collaboration and partnership to explore healing and resistance.

I emphasize Liberation psychotherapy. Liberation psychotherapy is an approach that focuses on healing individuals and communities by addressing the psychological, social, and political systems of oppression. It combines traditional therapeutic techniques with a strong emphasis on social justice, cultural awareness, and collective healing. The goal is not just individual well-being, but also broader societal change.