Emotionally Focused Therapists in Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA

I like to be real with people. I find the best way to work with individuals and couples is to be present, ask the right questions, and give honest feedback. Whether you are coming to therapy for personal growth, a relationship or family issue, healing from loss, past trauma, or anything else, I want to explore who you are, how your life experiences have affected you and your relationships, ways in which those experiences keep replaying themselves, and how to get you out of the cycle. My approach is to provide a comfortable and real space to talk, explore and work on feeling better.

Making the decision to begin therapy can be difficult. Whether you’d like help making changes, dealing with life transitions, working through difficult relationships, addressing sexual issues, uncomfortable moods, ongoing trauma, or just trying to develop a sense of peace, balance and integration, psychotherapy can give you the opportunity to grow, guide you through difficult times, and ultimately move you towards a more satisfying and enriching life. A supportive environment where you have the freedom to be uncensored, true to yourself, and feel accepted and understood is the foundation of growth and change.

Sometimes our problems threaten to gain the upper hand, and we find it difficult to step into the life we want to live. I work with adults, couples, youth, and families in a deeply supportive and engaged environment to assist in a thorough exploration of the challenges they might be contending with. My work promotes the understanding that the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem. I believe that everyone is inherently resourceful, and am committed to working with people to help them alleviate the oppressive effects of problems, whether they are new challenges or ongoing issues.

My work is trauma-informed and affirming, guided by person-centered and psychodynamic theories. In other words, I provide a warm, nonjudgmental space to explore how the past is showing up in the present.

Hi, Hola, I am a LatinX therapist who has an extensive experience working with individuals who have experienced traumatic injuries. By providing clinical expertise, training, education and evidence base practices such as TFCBT, CBT and seeking safety. I learned that you don’t have to heal on your own. The power of a therapeutic alliance can provide you that safe space, a voice, guidance and beak cycles. That will allow you to grow and transform your life.

As a therapist, I will act as your guide as you work to develop healthy relationships, create meaningful work, explore your relationship with society, and evolve on your spiritual path. Together, we will choose from a variety of therapeutic approaches (including imagery, dreamwork, and regression) to journey through your past life and future visions. The adventure of coming to know your authentic self will allow you to create the meaningful changes in your life that you are seeking.

I help my clients find the answers to their questions, hold healthy boundaries, learn to communicate their needs and desires, and reflect on what does and does not work for their life. My clients have described me as warm, open, and easy to talk to. I enjoy working with youth of all ages  and adults and specialize in serving neurodivergent clients. I am passionate about helping my clients explore, understand, and embrace their unique identities.  I approach each client with culturally humble curiosity.