Services
- Individual
About My Clients
I actively center culture in my life and therapeutic work, and am a firm believer that connecting to our culture can promote healing, growth, self-acceptance, help us shed internalized oppressive views, as well as foster self-awareness and a deeper connection to our more authentic selves. I am passionate about working with the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community, and supporting others reconnect to their inner strength, resilience, and wisdom.
My Background and Approach
My approach is an integrative one, where healing and growth come from supporting our mind, body, and spirit. I use a culturally-responsive, trauma-informed lens, that centers social and restorative justice values, and Liberation Psychology. I am formally trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy. I provide therapeutic support to adults in the following areas & topics: - Acculturation - Anxiety/panic - Cultural development - Family/intergenerational issues - Grief & loss - Identity - Moral Injury - Relationship & interpersonal issues - Self-esteem & assertiveness - Stress (including Caregiver Stress) - Trauma-related issues
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I'm a fierce advocate for social justice, disrupting and dismantling systems of oppression, centering collaborative and integrative practices within systems of care, and decolonizing psychology & therapy. I have worked to develop culturally-responsive therapy practices within managed care settings, and continue to advocate for BIPOC communities and BIPOC clinicians. I am humbled and honored to serve as councilmember with the Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology and Community Wellness. To learn more about the institute and its offerings, visit razapsychology.org