Arlen Grajeda (she/her)

Self-love can only be achieved by living an authentic life. It's not possible to truly love and accept yourself when you are not being true to yourself. ~ Anthon St. Maarten.

If you find yourself struggling in connecting with others, setting boundaries, do not feel heard or seen, want more out of your relationships or are wanting to explore your bonds with others or need to tend to your self through the loss of a relationship; then therapy can provide a safe space to explore and process your experiences. As well as assist you in healing and evolving to your most authentic self. Contact me to

Hearing the word anxiety can sound scary, but the reality is anxiety is a very normal emotion and we all will experience it at times. Anxiety can come up in life such as in relationships, career, work, health issues and in so many other areas . Anxiety serves a very important purpose in our life, but when anxiety starts to dictate your life it can leave you feeling uneasy, scared and overwhelmed. Anxiety can interfere with everyday life, your functioning and quality of life.

Therapy is not always one size fits all so at times treatment may consist of using multiple therapeutic approaches to meet your specific needs.

I am a true believer that we all need to feel seen, heard and to know and believe that we matter. Person-centered approach focuses on just that. I provide empathy in understanding your point of view and perspective. I strive to always be genuine with clients and lastly all clients deserve to be held in a positive and accepting regard. I apply this approach to all clients in combination with other therapeutic approaches as needed.

This approach can be quite successful for clients who are looking to focus on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions. This approach can provide healthy and positive change to clients while feeling empowered in acquiring healthy life coping skills and learning that can gain healthy emotional regulation in in situations that are out of our control.