I identify as a cis, queer, mixed-race, Chicana therapist and mother (she/her/hers). I began my healing work 13 years ago in a quest to learn tools to address the trauma of my intersectional lived experience and childhood. Through this work I began to identify a large gap in specialized mental health services for queer, POC-folks and other folks with intersectional identities.
My approach to therapy is intersectional and trauma-informed combining combines techniques of traditional Psychodynamic Therapy as well as Somatic Therapy. Together we will investigate your past and what is happening currently in your body (physical pain, ailments, sensations) in relation to environmental triggers (systemic racism, queer & trans-phobia, sexism, micro-aggressions), as well as attachment styles that inform your core beliefs to get you to a place of a fully developed and embodied sense of self and well being.
Clients can expect to leave our session with increased insight regarding how their past informs the way they think about the world and how they show up in their current relationships. Clients will also leave with tangible tools to use as they begin to recognize how activation shows up for them interpersonally and as they navigate other parts of their life.
