New to Grow
Hi, I’m Jenny Rivera-Cruz, a bilingual therapist (speaking English and Spanish) specializing in providing services to Latinx clients, navigating grief, anxiety, trauma, and inner child healing. My style is direct yet warm. I’ll hold space with compassion while also helping you get clear, unstuck, and empowered. I offer culturally responsive care and welcome spirituality and faith as part of your healing journey. If you’re ready for change, I’m here to guide you. Hola, soy Jenny Rivera-Cruz, terapeuta bilingüe especializada en brindar servicios a la comunidad latina, que atraviesa duelo, ansiedad, trauma y sanación del niño/a interior. Mi estilo es directo pero cálido, te acompaño con compasión mientras te ayudo a ver con claridad, salir de estancamientos y recuperar tu poder personal. Ofrezco apoyo culturalmente sensible e integro la espiritualidad y la fe como parte de tu proceso de sanación. Si estás lista/o para un cambio, estoy aquí para guiarte.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Your first session with me is a space and time for you to breathe and feel seen. We will talk about what you are going through, what has been hard/difficult lately and what you want to heal or strengthen. Guiding the conversation with care and compassion, I will ask meaningful questions and together we will create a plan that fits your needs (emotionally, culturally and spiritually), if desired. Tu primera sesion conmigo es un espacio y un tiempo para que puedas respirar y sentirte visto/a. Hablaremos sobre lo estas viviendo, lo que ha sido dificil ultimamente y lo que deceas sanar/fortalecer. Guiando la conversacion con compasion, hare preguntas significativas y juntos/as crearmenos un plan que se ajuste a tus necesidades (emocioanales, culturales y espirituales), si asi lo deceas.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My strength/therapeutic approach is providing culturally responsive care for the Latinx clients. I help clients heal trauma and inner childhood wounds to move from "why am I like this" to "I am like this because of childhood wounds." I believe that grief is not a mental health issue, rather it is a part of life and I provide grief support for those who's loved ones have died and are wanting to walk towards acceptance. Mi fortaleza y enfoque terapeutico es brindar una atencion culturalmente sensible y apropiada para los clientes latinos. Ayudo a mis clientes a sanar el trauma y las heridas de la niñez para pasar de "porque soy asi" a "soy asi por heridas de la infancia." Creo que el duelo por la muerte de un ser querido no es un problema de salud mental, sino una parte natural de la vida, y ofrezco acompañamiento en el duelo a quienes se las ha muerto un ser querido y desean caminar hacia la aceptacion.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My ideal clients are those who feel they have been "holding it together/have to be strong" for everyone else, and inside feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or stuck. My ideal clients are often Latinx, monolingual, bilingual, Spanish speaking or immigtant clients who are ready to heal from their sometimes their generational trauma, anxiety, and inner child wounds and want to build stronger boundaries, confidence and peace. If you are ready for real change and want a therapist who is direct, yet warm, I am ready to work with you and support you in your healing journey. Mis clientes ideales son personas que han tenido que "ser fuertes" y sostenerlo todo por los demas, pero por dentro se sienten abrumados, emocionalmente agotados o estancados. A menudo son personas Latinas, bilingues, de habla hispana o inmigrantes que estan listos para sanar su trauma a veces generacional, la anciedad y las heridas del niño/a interior y decean construir limites mas firmes/saludables. Si estas listo/a para un cambio real y quieres una terapeuta que sea directa pero calida, estoy lista para trabjar contigo y apoyarte en tu camino de sanacion.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
As a Latina, I believe culturally sensitive therapy shapes how one experiences grief, trauma, relationships, and healing, and many Latinx and immigrant clients have been misunderstood or minimized in traditional systems. I tailor evidence-based treatment to the client's language, values, family dynamics, spirituality and lived reality. My goal is to help clients feel seen and respected while learning and building coping skills for emotional healing and live a better quality of life/lasting change. The goal is to heal the inner child and learn how to understand triggers and how to work through them .
Christian Counseling
I use faith based/Christian Counseling in my practice when clients desire it. Faith is often central to how clients cope, find hope, and make meaning of their lived experiences. I combine spiritual support, such as prayer, with clinical, trauma-informed treatment methods. I help clients strengthen their faith while working through trauma, grief or emotional wounds and life transitions.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help clients identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, emotional distress and replace them with healthier, more balanced ways of thinking. I draw from extensive experience using CBT in community mental health and grief support settings and using practical coping skills (cognitive reframing, grounding, behavioral activation) to support lasting emotional change.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I have extensive experience using DBT in community mental health and grief support settings to help clients build emotional stability and strengthen coping skills. I integrate DBT tools such as mindfulness, distress tolerance to support clients in managing intense emotions and respond to life stressors in a healthier way.
Faith based therapy
I use faith-based therapy because spirituality can be a powerful source of comfort, identity and strength in the healing process. I integrate prayer and faith based reflection (when and if the client desires it) alongside trauma-informed and evidence based tools to help clients navigate anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions with faith, hope, purspose and emotional resilience.