A Queer Woman of Color Psychotherapist providing Individual, Partnership, and Family Psychotherapy.
Since I was young, I knew I wanted a career path that would make a difference in people’s lives. This grew into my passion for teaching, to which I became a preschool teacher for 7 years. I loved supporting young people and their families through their learning and development and I realized I wanted to support people in a much deeper way! It is from this love of teaching and learning that I began my transition into psychotherapy work.
As someone who is born and raised in the Bay Area, I understand the importance of intersections of my identity on how I view the world and my responsibility to affect positive change. I hold a strong connection to my heritage and my identity as a Mexican and Filipino Queer femme and the healing traditions they offer into my work. Ancestral connections, plant medicine, and healing through re-centering around indigenous medicine has been a profound tool for me during my own healing journey and has sustained my work in community. I believe these intersections allow me to bring my passion for wellness and healing, my commitment to social justice & equity, my love for community, and dedication to teaching to my work as a therapist. I believe that trauma is inherently political and being able to hold its complexity is key to healing.
I truly care for all of my clients and work hard to help find them find the answers they seek.
Specialized Trainings:
EFT and Queer Couples-Queer Couples Center SF: Brendan Hall, 2017
Supporting Families of Color in Community Mental Health Consultation Group with Sandra Schueling, 2017
Supporting Foster Youth of Color in Community Mental Health Consultation Group with Satwinder Mahabir, Hayward, CA 2016
Supporting Queer & Transgender Youth Consultation Group with Tracy Davis, Hayward, CA 2016
Harm Reduction and Recovery within Opiate treatment with Isaac Burns, San Francisco, CA 2013
Somatics and Social Justice Training: Generative Somatics with Staci Haines, Oakland, CA 2011
Sexual Assault Survivors Support Training & Crisis Counseling with San Francisco Women Against Rape 2010 Ongoing
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