Explore practical skills for emotional regulation (naming and understanding our emotions), Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance (managing/accepting uncomfortable emotions), and Mindfulness (awareness and acceptance of the present moment).
Explore practical skills for emotional regulation (naming and understanding our emotions), Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance (managing/accepting uncomfortable emotions), and Mindfulness (awareness and acceptance of the present moment).
I bring authenticity and warmth into the therapeutic space so that you feel welcome to do the same. Without the expectations of masking or perfectionism, I invite you to show up as you are and am honored to walk alongside you in the healing journey.
Create a space to be radically and unapologetically yourself.
Create a space to be radically and unapologetically yourself.
I believe that therapy is a collaborative, team effort. You are the expert on your own lived experience, and I am your fellow traveler, here to support and encourage your growth. I appreciate adding levity to our sessions using humor and joy.
Together we will build your Tryad and discover how to set boundaries to allow positive healthy energy in and negative energy out.
Together we will build your Tryad and discover how to set boundaries to allow positive healthy energy in and negative energy out.
I am a native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, but have lived in Maryland for the past 16 years. I am the first generation university graduate and the first to graduate from an Ivy League Institution (Columbia University).
Collaboratively determine goals and how we will approach them. Begin by understanding who you are and how you've become who you are and then focus on how to be who you want to be in your life today.
Collaboratively determine goals and how we will approach them. Begin by understanding who you are and how you've become who you are and then focus on how to be who you want to be in your life today.
I work primarily from psychodynamic and family systems perspectives. I believe that our earlier experiences shape us but don't define us. Making sense of these experiences allows us to make changes in the here and now.
You can bring up whatever is on your mind and in your heart: relationship confusion and distress; feelings of inadequacy; hopes for the future; sense of being stuck and unhappy; regrets; difficult decisions; troubling dreams, trauma. Anything!
You can bring up whatever is on your mind and in your heart: relationship confusion and distress; feelings of inadequacy; hopes for the future; sense of being stuck and unhappy; regrets; difficult decisions; troubling dreams, trauma. Anything!
often give simple behavioral homework so that you can experiment with changes in between sessions. The homework comes out of whatever we have discussed in session. My approach is client-centered. I am a thoughtful, caring listener.