New to Grow
Hola! I Bienvenido/Welcome to my practice. I am honored to support you on your healing journey. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), fluent in both English and Spanish, with a passion for helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and discover their inner strength. I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Moravian University and a Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As a Latina therapist, I am committed to creating a space that feels culturally responsive and safe. In our sessions I bring a mix of warmth and honesty, paired with evidenced-based approaches all through trauma-informed lens. I am a therapist who believes healing happens when the mind, the soul and body are integrated. My work is grounded in lived experience, extensive clinical training. I worked in diverse settings such as outpatient psychiatric, Dual outpatient drug and alcohol, Community mental health clinics, and School Based Partial Programs. My approach: CBT, DBT, Strength Based, Somatic practices, Spirituality, Attachment Based Family, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, Psychodynamic, Person Centered and Integrative/Eclectic. My style is warm, collaborative, and real. I am not a blank slate or a distant observer. I believe the therapy relationship matters, and I show up as myself in sessions. Therapy with me is not about fixing you. You were never broken. It’s about helping you feel safe enough to be fully yourself. Together, we will work on building tools that honor your story while fostering the growth you deserve. I look forward to connecting with you soon." Outside of therapy, I love being in nature, hiking, working out at the gym, and travelling to new places. In addition to this, my Caribbean background consists of me enjoying the beach, sight-seeing the ocean, sunsets and sunrises.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session we will get into some of your background so I can do an assessment and also identify your symptoms and goals, as well as go over any questions you may have!
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I like to think I am open, honest, compassionate, relatable and have a lot of empathy for the people I work with. I work hard to make therapy feel relaxed, comfortable, and engaging. The therapeutic relationship is a special one and I value connecting with each of my clients with humor, authenticity, empathy, validation, and kindness.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Females and males of all ages struggling with anxiety, depression, and Trauma. Postpartum depression, parenting, life transitions, Self-Esteem
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Thinking about our thinking isn’t always easy. I challenge my clients to take a closer look at their thoughts patterns, bring them into question, and assign homework designed help clients on their journey towards healthier, balanced and unique ways to interpret their life circumstances.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
When emotional storms hit, DBT is the anchor that keeps my client's boats steady, using distress tolerance to help them survive crises without making them worse.
Somatic
I’m a somatic therapist who used somatic therapy to heal my own trauma. Have you done years of therapy but still feel stuck? Do you understand your patterns, yet your body keeps reacting? Many of my clients come to me after their progress has plateaued. They can explain their story, but their nervous system is still on edge. Their body feels flooded, shut down, or constantly bracing for something bad to happen. Somatic therapy helps when talking wasn’t enough. Somatic therapy helps when talking wasn’t enough.