I am a Queer, Latina therapist and social worker who believes healing should not require people to become smaller, quieter, or easier to understand in order to deserve care.

My work is grounded in the understanding that mental health is shaped by culture, family roles, identity, community expectations, grief, survival, and the systems people move through every day. Many clients come into therapy carrying stories of responsibility, resilience, silence, over functioning, or adaptation that began long before they had language for it. Often they are the ones holding everything together while privately feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected from themselves.

I work with adolescents, young adults, adults, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, relationship stress, identity development, and major life transitions. I am especially mindful of the experiences of people who have learned to mask, code switch, stay hyper-aware of others, or question themselves because they have spent years adjusting to environments that did not fully make room for them.

I offer a neurodivergent affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming space where clients do not need to defend the way they think, feel, communicate, or exist. Therapy with me recognizes that executive functioning differences, sensory needs, emotional intensity, identity exploration, and family complexity are not things to erase, but experiences to understand with more compassion and skill.

My style is direct, relational, and deeply grounded. I believe in warmth without pretending, honesty without judgment, and practical support that people can actually use outside the therapy room. Some sessions focus on deeper emotional work, family patterns, and identity. Others focus on boundaries, communication, emotional regulation, and building systems that make daily life more manageable.

At the heart of my work is the belief that healing can be both tender and fierce. Sometimes growth asks for softness. Sometimes it asks for Chingona energy, the kind that helps people reclaim voice, take up space, and move forward without apology.