Pedro Perez Aquino

Even though my first name is Pedro, I have gone by Leo my whole life. I was born in Mexico, and moved to the States at 3. Growing up, I witnessed domestic violence, divorce, family separation, and acculturation challenges within my own family system. I was able to understand how we build trust, resilience, and hope. I now work with people navigating life transitions, individuals & couples working through relationship issues, and young adults trying to find their footing in adulthood.

I have a personality that shows up as warm, engaged, and ready to collaborate in my sessions with clients. Our work starts with me preparing questions, homework, and reflections before our meeting, then seeing what would be most beneficial to my clients in the moment. I appreciate feedback and strive to create space that is welcoming & invites everyone to be their most authentic self. I also put in effort to be my full self in sessions so that clients aren’t left guessing my intentions.

For clients that enjoy homework, I am happy to provide resources that will strengthen the work that we begin in session. Otherwise, clients can generally expect to leave session with a deeper understanding about their patterns, and barriers that might be getting in the way of activating change. Specifically with couple & family sessions, my hope is that clients leave each week with more knowledge about themselves as individuals, and ways to try something new or different in their relationships.