We will get curious to learn more about you and all of your parts: parts that are anxious, hurt, upset, angry, vulnerable, brave, confident, and loved. We will work together to find integration to stop the inner battle and find peace.
We will get curious to learn more about you and all of your parts: parts that are anxious, hurt, upset, angry, vulnerable, brave, confident, and loved. We will work together to find integration to stop the inner battle and find peace.
I use a "sandwich approach" to help you find healing. I will help you to learn coping skills to better regulate your emotions, while also using approaches that go deeper in the brain and body to gently and effectively heal trauma.
Learn how to identify feelings & emotions...learn how to regulate emotions...understand the mind-body connection... teach how to regulate your nervous system...psycho education and of course some good laughs (when appropriate)!
Learn how to identify feelings & emotions...learn how to regulate emotions...understand the mind-body connection... teach how to regulate your nervous system...psycho education and of course some good laughs (when appropriate)!
I create a trauma informed, collaborative, and calm atmosphere with sometimes a little bit of humor. I will treat you as a person, and understand that you are not your trauma or diagnosis. I use an individualized, holistic, and eclectic approach.
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.
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.
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).