If you feel distant from your usual self, or out of place in your day to day encounters, therapy with me can be a safe reintroduction to yourself. I will be an ally, a guide and sometimes a mirror. I have up close and personal experience with recovery from addiction, broken families and broken hearts. I became a therapist after many years of being a first responder. What I learned is that when people feel heard they respond because they feel safe. Being a therapist is helping with a different type of wound, but people know when some one truly cares how they are feeling. Trauma is not only physical, our emotional trauma must be processed in order for us to grow.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

First let me say I am glad you decided to try therapy. Connecting with another person can be life changing. In the first session we will see how we can make that happen. We might go over your intake info together, or take care of the business end of things, but as with any session with me, we start where you are and go from there.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

In therapy I will help you find the answers to the questions that brought you into therapy. I understand that the journey is yours and that I am there to help process what you discover. As a fellow human I know that feeling understood and accepted can change everything.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

Adults (all ages) At risk adolescents children 7 years and older LGBTQ+ No matter our age or situation we all want to be heard and understood.

About Yvonne M. Estrada