Terry Alcántar Nelson, LCSW

I have been a licensed therapist for 25 years, a mother for 14, a spouse for 15 and have been a Latina/Chicana/Chillona on this earth for 55 years. I am proud of all these cross-sections of life and Latinidad.

I am the daughter of immigrant parents who always known as the “sensitive” one. Being exquisitely emotionally attuned is now what I consider my superpower and this comes into every session with my clients.

I have been told that my words stay with my clients and that they can hear my voice in their head in tough moments. I say that not to paint myself as some magical goddess (though sometimes I am that too). I say that because that tells me that I have formed a safe attachment with my clients and that they have felt seen and heard. And I LOVE that I am the voice of a safe person who they can carry with them.

My expertise lies in the following areas: couples work, relationships, trauma- processing, and difficult family dynamics.

I also work with parents who highly emotionally children.

Along with the identities mentioned above, I am a trauma survivor and have lineage in the healing art of curanderismo. I am informed by plants, ancestors and divine love that always prevails.

I wish you light and peace on your healing journey.

Terry Alcántar Nelson, LCSW