My Approach to Helping
The space I offer is built on trust, compassion, and radical acceptance, echoing the cultural roots I carry as a Latina from a Mexican lineage, where healing is a collective, resilient, and deeply human experience. Whether you're navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, or relationship challenges, I'm here to walk beside you, not to fix you, but to help you find your way back to your most authentic self.
I work from a person-centered and emotion-focused lens, because your story matters. Your emotions matter. And healing isn't linear-it's messy, beautiful, and deeply personal, and you don't have to go through it alone.
I've had the privilege of working with children, teens, couples, and adults in community mental health and nonprofit settings. I'm trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy level 1. I am certified as an Embodied and Relationship Coach through The Embody Lab, and I hold a master's in Professional Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Addictions.
Why I Became a Therapist
I became a counselor because I wanted to understand the complexity of mental health, not just from textbooks, but through lived experience. My dad is a combat veteran, and growing up, I witnessed the silent weight he carried. His journey with PTSD shaped my own: it sparked a deep desire to learn, to understand, and ultimately to help others navigate their own healing. What began as a search for answers became a calling to hold space for those who feel unseen, unheard, or overwhelmed by what they're carrying.
I am currently volunteering with Returning Veterans Project. I am currently in community and volunteering my time to giving space to those who have been impacted with burden and stress from being first responders to the kidnapping of the migrant community. I am also working with other programs that help bring free trainings to counselor and those in the health field on pre/postvention training.