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About My Clients
I am a 2SLGBTQIA+ and neuro affirming counselor. I work with teenagers, adults, and children (case-by-case basis). I have extensive experience working with individuals with eating disorders (especially binge eating and those with varied disordered eating habits). I also work in the areas of trauma, ADHD, adult autism, anxiety, depression, bipolar, life transitions, identity exploration, and disenfranchised grief/loss.
My Background and Approach
I have experience utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment theory, somatic therapy, and expressive therapy, such as art and gardening. My counseling approach is de-colonial, strengths-based, and rooted in relational cultural therapy. I believe human growth occurs through safe, mutual connections, while honoring a person’s cultural experience through individual and broader systemic lenses. By the same token, I believe diagnosing holds its value and utilize evidence-based diagnosis when appropriate. I integrate counseling interventions to fit my clients’ needs and operate from a Health At Every Size framework.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am a queer, neuro-divergent, disabled Latina who values social equity and liberation. I often bring my quirky millennial sense of humor into the therapy room, while also being adaptable to my individual clients’ needs and personalities. My personal interests include nature, gardening, being active outdoors, and spiritual reconnection with my indigenous culture. My previous career was in anthropology studying primates and I worked as a field researcher for lemur conservation efforts and as a caretaker in animal sanctuaries! I often spend my free time hanging out with my cats, my partner, and my friends. I am active in grassroots mutual aid work focusing on providing resources and supplies to unhoused folx around San Antonio. I can often be found sipping an iced coffee and I love expressing myself through my sense of fashion.