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Paula N Otero, LPC, LCPC

Cultural Identities

About Paula N Otero, LPC, LCPC

Maybe you’re the first in your family to achieve certain milestones, and success feels lonelier than you expected. Maybe you’re struggling with guilt about boundaries, money, or becoming someone your family doesn’t fully recognize. Maybe you’re exhausted from code-switching, proving yourself, or carrying the weight of your family’s sacrifice.

You might look successful on paper, but inside you’re dealing with identity questions, or the feeling that no matter how much you achieve, it’s never quite enough. Or maybe you’re in a relationship where cultural differences create conflicts deeper than what you’re actually arguing about. Perhaps you’re building a business and discovering that success brings up unexpected emotions about wealth, family obligation, and who you’re becoming.

How I Work
I specialize in working with immigrants and first-generation Latinx individuals and couples. As an immigrant myself who moved between Argentina and the US, I understand this experience from the inside. I know what it’s like to reconstruct your identity across borders, to feel pulled between cultures, and to wonder if success means losing parts of yourself.

I work with high-achieving professionals dealing with imposter syndrome and the loneliness of success, entrepreneurs navigating the emotional complexity of building wealth, couples bridging cultural differences, and families working through generational divides.

I draw from psychoanalytic and attachment theory to help you understand the deeper patterns shaping your life. I also have specialized training in financial therapy because I know that for us, money is never just about money—it carries family sacrifice, cultural values, and complex emotions about obligation and success.

I’m committed to creating a space where your cultural complexity is honored and celebrated. Where your ambivalence about success makes complete sense. Where your family loyalty and your need for autonomy can coexist. Where we name the systemic issues that shape your experience, while also building your internal resources to navigate them.

I offer services in both Spanish and English, and I’m committed to making therapy accessible within the constraints of running a sustainable practice.

If you’re ready to explore your identity and experiences with someone who can understands the journey, if you want support that honors all of who you are, I’m here. You deserve healing that meets you where you are, in all your cultural complexity.

  1. Estoy aquí para ti.

 

Paula N Otero, LPC, LCPC

Techniques/Modalities

  • Attachment Informed Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Polyvagal Theory
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Relational Therapy
  • Trauma-Informed

Type of Immigration Evaluations Provided

  • Asylum
  • Extreme Hardship Waiver
  • U-Visa
  • Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Specialties

  • Acculturation
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Couples
  • Creative Blocks
  • Cultural Identity
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Fertility Issues
  • First Generation
  • Grief & Loss
  • Guilt
  • Identity Issues
  • Immigrant Communities
  • Immigration Evaluations
  • Interpersonal Issues
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex & Intimacy
  • Stress Management
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Workshops

Office Details

  • Consulta gratis
  • Free Consultation
  • Online Services
  • Terapia en línea

States Licensed In

District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland

Fees

Fees

$200-$250

Insurance

Out of Network- I bill the insurance
  • Out of Network- I bill the insurance
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Practice Details

Therapist Languages

Hablo Español

Services For

Clinical Supervision, Couples, Individuals

Client Age

Young Adults (18-25)
Adults
Elders (65+)

Migration Background

First Gen in U.S., Not born in U.S.

Location

3108 Mount Pleasant Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States

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