Roxana Ayala-Quintero
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified in Perinatal Mental Health, I specialize in supporting women through the emotional complexities of the perinatal period. My approach is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed care and guided by cultural humility, recognizing that every person's experiences, values, and family story are unique. Alongside my professional training, I bring lived experience as a mother, which deepens my understanding of the joys, vulnerabilities, and profound life changes that can accompany pregnancy and parenthood. While every journey is different, I understand how overwhelming this season can feel and strive to create a space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. Motherhood can be one of life's most meaningful transitions, but it can also bring unexpected challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, identity shifts, relationship changes, and feelings of isolation. Whether you are trying to conceive, navigating pregnancy, adjusting to life after birth, or coping with pregnancy or infant loss, you don't have to face it alone.
I approach clients with cultural humility and a non-pathologizing lens, creating a safe, collaborative space for reflection, insight, and growth.
I approach therapy through a non-pathologizing, strengths-based lens, believing that many emotional struggles during the perinatal period are understandable responses to significant life transitions rather than personal failures. Therapy is a collaborative process where we can explore your experiences with curiosity and compassion, strengthen your coping skills, reconnect with your sense of self, and build confidence as you move forward. My goal is to help you feel understood, empowered, and supported as you navigate this chapter with greater resilience, self-compassion, and hope.
First session
In our first sessions, you can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space focused on understanding your concerns, your story, and your goals. We’ll move at your pace, build trust, and begin exploring patterns and experiences that shape how you relate to yourself and others.
Strengths
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to create a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood. I bring warmth, deep empathy, and authentic presence to each session, meeting clients with curiosity rather than judgment. Through a foundation of cultural humility and a trauma-informed, non-pathologizing approach, I recognize and honor each person's unique experiences, values, and identities. I believe meaningful healing occurs within a strong therapeutic relationship, where clients feel safe to explore difficult emotions, navigate life's transitions, build on their strengths, and move toward lasting growth and resilience.
Ideal clients
I specialize in supporting individuals navigating all stages of life, with a focus on maternal mental health, specifically during the perinatal period, first-generation experiences, college students, acculturation stress, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and family conflict, with a focus on healing, resilience, and personal growth. I enjoy supporting individuals who are seeking healing, emotional balance, stronger relationships, and a deeper understanding of themselves during challenging seasons of life.
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I integrate Person-Centered therapy is grounded in the idea that people heal when they feel deeply understood, accepted, and not judged, which mirrors what often makes therapy feel safe and transformative for clients and therapists alike.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic looks beneath behaviors and diagnoses to unconscious patterns, early attachment, loss, trauma, and relational templates.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients recognize the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I work collaboratively with clients to identify unhelpful thought patterns, challenge beliefs that may be keeping them stuck, and develop healthier, more balanced ways of thinking and responding. I also incorporate practical skills and strategies that clients can use outside of therapy to manage stress, anxiety, and difficult emotions. My approach is collaborative and culturally responsive, recognizing that a client’s thoughts and experiences are shaped by their culture, relationships, and life circumstances.
Location
Virtual sessions