Amalia Miralrio (she/her)

I use a psychodynamic, relational approach. I believe in processing the deeper meaning behind your past experiences before moving into reframing your present day thoughts or planning your future. I take my time learning about your family of origin, past relationships, and relationship to the culture at large. I know intimately what it is like to live in the "in-between" space between cultures. I use this experience to check myself from making assumptions about how others experience their multiple identities, and I do my best to always listen for nuance.

I believe in honoring all parts of who a client is and I help my clients internalize a greater sense of self-compassion through a patient, relationally oriented process. My subjectivity is greatly impacted by my experiences as a mixed race Mexican American woman. We look together at the ways that diet-culture, racism, sexism, and homophobia have impacted their lives in both concrete and existential ways. I help people move through and beyond the harmful stories these powerful parts of society may have taught them. I believe that we can all be loved without hiding who we really are and that relationships can be radically healing.