Rhoni Figueroa (she/her)

I have training in sexual assault victim advocacy, including work with sex workers and individuals who have experienced coercion, abuse, or other violations of trust and consent. We may work with shame, fear, disconnection from your body, difficulty trusting yourself or others, boundaries, intimacy, and the ways trauma can continue to show up long after the experience itself. We’ll move at a pace that feels safe and never force you to talk about more than you are ready for.

I work with adults whose past experiences still affect how safe they feel in the present, including trauma related to relationships, sexual harm, religion, or purity culture. Trauma may show up as fear, shame, people-pleasing, big emotions, difficulty trusting, or feeling disconnected from yourself or your body. We’ll work together to understand what your mind and body learned to do to protect you and slowly build more safety and choice.

I work with people who feel uncomfortable, critical, ashamed, or disconnected from their bodies. Our work is not about forcing body positivity or changing your body. Instead, we may explore where those messages came from, how they have shaped the way you see yourself, and what it might feel like to build a kinder, safer relationship with your body. I use a body-positive and Health at Every Size-informed approach.

I use AEDP to help us slow things down and understand what is happening underneath the thoughts, fears, and patterns that keep showing up. Instead of judging or trying to get rid of difficult feelings, we get curious about them. Together, we look at what those feelings may be protecting, what you actually need, and what might help you feel safer, more connected, and more like yourself.

I use emotionally focused therapy to help you understand your feelings, needs, and relationship patterns. We may notice what happens when you feel hurt, scared, rejected, overwhelmed, or disconnected and explore where those reactions came from. The goal is not to tell you what you should feel, but to help you understand yourself better and build more safety and trust in yourself and your relationships.

I believe healing happens in relationships, including the relationship we build in therapy. I pay attention to how past relationships, family experiences, attachment, and the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself may be showing up in your life now. Therapy with me is collaborative, warm, and human. We’ll notice patterns together, make sense of where they came from, and work toward relationships that feel safer, more honest, and more connected.