Dianna Linares, LCSW

My clients describe me as:

Compassionate, empowering, client centered, explorative and professional.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is trauma informed, empowering, holstic and collaborative with an emphasis on improving resiliency and exploring how to thrive in our relationships and in society.

Together, we will:

explore your individualized needs, to rebuild a sense of self by connecting to your feelings, thoughts and establishing a sense of safety. Trauma therapy is about learning to self-regulate so that we may thrive in our daily life.

I specialize in working with people who:

have experienced acute, complex and intergenerational trauma that impacts the sense of physical and emotional safety, ability to engage in healthy relationships and rebuild a sense of self.

I became a therapist because:

I truly believe that we are capable of healing trauma, rebuilding communities of color and reaching our most authentic self.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

I provide Eye Movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) and other modalities that increase self-regulation and build resilience.

More about me and my practice:

For almost 20 years I have worked with survivors of sexual trauma, abusive relationships and intimate partner violence. Since 2016 I have been practicing individual and group therapy with survivors.