Services
- Individual
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or a general sense of emotional overwhelm? Or perhaps you are a parent who is struggling with your child's behavior at home and don't know what else to do? I am here to help and I know how you feel! There are several practices I can help you learn in therapy to reduce feelings of anxiety or depression and get you to a place of confidence and calm. If you're a parent, I'll help your child improve behaviorally and help improve your relationship.
My Background and Approach
In therapy, my focus will be learning about who you are and the strengths you've relied on to get this far. I'm trained in cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based therapies that will help you reduce feelings of anxiety or depression and together, we will build a toolbox of techniques for you to use in your everyday life. I am also trained in several parenting and child behavioral treatment models that can help parents support their children's behavioral improvement. These methods have been researched and are proven to support children with ADHD and other behavioral challenges. When equipped with both awareness and the right tools, living positively and peacefully will become much easier. As a therapist of color, I am also keenly aware of how our cultures and identities play a role in how we experience life which is why it's so important for me to learn about you and your history in order to provide the best treatment.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As someone who grew up in a very large Puerto Rican family, in the lower east side of NY, the power of relationship and laughter is what drives me and my work. I believe all healing is achieved through relationship and connection, whether physical or spiritual or both, or with loved ones or healers or both. As an observant and shy child, I truly saw the people around me and was deeply aware of both their joy and their pain. I saw how poverty, addiction, and systemic oppression ravaged our communities (Black and Brown) while also bearing witness to the beauty of resilience, laughter, and joy that people within my communities brought one another. It was and still is beautiful and it's the reason I'm a therapist today. My experiences are the foundation for my approach to therapy and healing and to the upliftment of our people.