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About My Clients
I help people who want to break old habits and try something new in their lives. Many of my clients feel tired from handling daily responsibilities or reach a crossroads, even after finding success. As a Latino cisgender male therapist, I am dedicated to helping BIPOC community members feel comfortable and at home in their lives.
My Background and Approach
Grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), my practice helps teens and adults navigate anxiety, burnout, grief, and childhood trauma. I consider how daily stress, overthinking, and family pressures connect deeply to your history, culture, and lived identity. My approach is culturally affirming and trauma-informed, focusing on quieting intrusive thoughts, working through relationship struggles, and breaking unhelpful survival patterns. I integrate present-moment mindfulness, guided step-by-step exposure, self-compassion, attachment insights, and EMDR to support your healing.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
It can be tiring when your identity, background, and way of handling life do not seem to fit together. You might feel burdened by family expectations, pressured to always say "yes," or struggle with a harsh inner critic. I know this from my work and my own life. As a Mexican-American, a first-generation college graduate, and the son of immigrants, I understand what it is like to balance different expectations without a clear path. I started my career in IT for stability, but I was always interested in deeper human connections. My path to becoming a therapist began with big changes in my own life, like becoming a partner, changing careers, facing grief and loss, becoming a father, and working to break old habits. The support I got during those times made a real difference, and that is the kind of support I want to offer you.