LMFT, 10 years of experience
Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist based in California. I have been practicing for more than 11 years in the Central Valley of California and specialize in Infant Mental Health, Marriage, Domestic Violence, Children, Family and Trauma Informed therapy. I have the privilege of working with various cultures, nationalities and believes, including LGBTQ+, Native American, Latino Americanos, etc.
In our first session together, we will introduce each other and explore your specific needs and goals. This will assist in creating your treatment plan for healing for the continuing sessions. Remember, this is just for getting to know each other and identifying your healing path.
As a clinician, I have had the privilege of working with individuals and families who struggled in identifying the root cause of the challenge/issue or even how to heal or find the tools to assist with their symptoms. I have found that by finding the root cause, it can open various possibilities to assist in the healing, but only by working with a professional that is trained and has the experience, the client can thrive, manage and heal. You need a professional that knows how to identify the root cause; to find the right tools to assist you through your journey and you want someone that has the experience and the training to support you. I can he there to support and guide you.
I am a clinician that is there to support and guide you through the challenges that life brings and your healing process. It is like driving a car, I am there to be your co-pilot; listen, provide you with a supportive environment, provide you with the tools and guidance through your journey. But, as an effective co-pilot, I ask my clients not to place me in the trunk of your car, as I will not be able to help you and do not place me in the back seat of your car, where I cannot be effective and support you. But if you are ready to heal, I will be there with you thought this journey.
In my more than 10 years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work with infants, toddlers, children and adults with history of complex trauma. Each trauma has its outcomes, and each traumatic event has a different impact on the individual, but at the end feeling safe and increasing regulation is what the body/nervous system seeks. Each trauma may have a different journey to heal, but if you allow me to assist, I can be there with you through this journey.
I have had the opportunity to work with families that had issues due to the divorce of the parents, the death of a family member and even with families with a history of abuse within the family. It is a difficult journey, but by working together the outcome can be healing for the members of the family and learn how the family system can support and have better relationships with self and each other.
Many disorders can be assisted by increasing the awareness of the disorder and the increase of regulation through Mindfulness skills, which can include DBT and CBT tools and skills.