Hi ! I'm Jojo and thank you for thanking the time to read this! I'm an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and I work with adults and couples. I am motivated by Social Justice and I strive to ensure that my clients have a place in this world where their voices are being heard. My approach mostly surrounds Liberation Psychology, Decolonizing and Destigmatizing Mental Health Care, Person- Centered, Identity & Emotion Focused while providing Culturally safe and sensitive care, along with Gender Affirming Therapy Practices.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our first session we'll discuss how I can help support you and what brought you to therapy. I will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding anything about therapeutic process itself. I'll ask questions about your story including your background, your struggles, your experience with therapy and your hopes. We'll set a good foundation on how to move forward.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My capacity to listen and deeply understand my clients struggles and concerns. My patience to meet my client where their at in their healing journey and build trust. Also my sharing laughs with my clients.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
My passion involves collaborating and supporting individuals who's identity is part of a marginalized group. Supporting LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals who have and continue to be impacted by an oppressive systems and acknowledge the roots of their trauma. I provide a space for couples to unpack deeper discussions about what is occurring in their dynamics and collaborating on different ways to communicate. I work with individuals to unpack their past, better their communication, increase their coping skills and build their emotional vocabulary. I also work with individuals who struggle with codependency, peer and family relationships, self esteem, life transitions and anxiety.
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Feminist
To focus and acknowledge the ongoing challenges that individuals face regarding bias, stereotyping, oppression, discrimination, and other factors, and how those stressors can negatively affect their mental health. Providing support to an individual’s social and cultural identity, as well as the political environment in which we live. Acknowledging how system issues impact our bodies, our thoughts about ourselves and our relationships.
Gender-affirming therapy
To unpack, acknowledge, support and AFFIRM the individuals gender identity and gender journey. Support queer individuals who have and continue to encounter messages and behaviors that tell them that they are less than. Hostile messages and policies that discourage the beauty of gender diversity and continued repeated trauma with physical and psychological effects. To collaborate on the best ways to support decisions about your body, mental health and relationships.
Trauma Informed Care
Together we will unpack, acknowledge and understand how traumatic experiences impacts our mental and emotional well-being, daily routines and relationships. Providing support, skills and strategies to process and manage emotions and memories tied to traumatic experiences. Together we'll acknowledge when and where trauma appears in the body.