Supporting people in their healing process is my true calling. A true calling is a career or walk of life that a person feels compelled or meant to do, and I do thrive in using my life experience, education and training to contribute to the healing and transformation of others.
I am a Mexican-Canadian human impacted by various types of trauma. I am the child of African-Mexicans descendent of slaves, and Eastern European Jews, whose families perished during the Holocaust. My personal history inform my deep understanding of the interconnections of gender, ethnicity, violence, trauma and mental health, and impact how I support others in their healing.
The main three psychotherapeutic modalities I use in my practice are: Expressive Arts Therapy (EXAT), Somatic Experiencing® (SE) and Attachment Theory. In integrating these methods, my clients experience our work as a powerful, yet gentle process in which they find it easier to engage in deep explorations.
An important portion of my clinical practice is working with childhood developmental trauma, attachment and transgenerational trauma.
I have been privileged to work and live in First Nations communities in Canada and Mexico. These experiences gifted me with witnessing the resilience and wisdom of those communities who have survived transgenerational and intergenerational trauma.
In my practice I strive to create a safe, non-judgemental environment where we can integrate the deep wisdom of the body, spirit and mind, in a culturally appropriate way.
Let's explore together the endless possibilities towards a life worth living.
Our natural, inherent tendency as living beings, is to move towards health. We believe that the resources to do so, reside within each of us.
Throughout history, humans from all over the planet have resorted to the powerful healing force contained in the creative act. Expressive Arts Therapy reclaims that power.
Loving presence in the therapeutic space (just like in life in general) can be transformational and restorative. It is non-violent, respectful, non-hierarchical, and nourishes human connection as a way to support healing.
I believe in addressing historical injustices and directing resources to communities experiencing oppression, aiming at establishing a more fair and equal society. Accesing mental health supports should be accessible to everyone.