I am a first-generation Venezuelan-American born and raised in the small, rural town of Oxford, Ohio. I graduated with a BA in History and Human Rights from Bard College Berlin and an Advanced Masters in Clinical Social Work and Social Administration from the University of Chicago. I was inspired to work in human rights and mental health due to my family and friends’ experiences of displacement from Venezuela. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked with grassroots movements focusing on migration rights, environmental justice, and community storytelling in the US, Germany, Panama, and Japan, as well as social justice education and culturally responsive pedagogy programs in the Dominican Republic and Spain. In addition to therapy, I work as an English-Spanish mental health interpreter for psychotherapy for survivors of torture and political violence, and individuals affected by the US migration system.
My therapeutic practice is rooted in Liberation Psychology, meaning I believe that psychological distress is often a response to a hostile and unjust world and that as a therapist I have the responsibility to engage in dismantling systems that cause harm to people who come to me as clients. I integrate a wide range of modalities in my practice including EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Family Systems, Art Therapy, spiritual exploration, somatic approaches, Harm Reduction, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, relational-cultural therapy and intercultural dialogue facilitation. I use a strengths-based and holistic approach and seek to create a collaborative, empathic therapeutic environment. I enjoy incorporating clients’ religious and spiritual beliefs, as well as spiritual coping and resilience into sessions. I am committed to providing culturally responsive, antiracist, gender-affirming, and accessible care to my clients. I additionally provide psychological assessments for immigrations cases.
I can provide sessions in both English and Spanish.
My specialities include but are not limited to:
Soy estadounidense de familia Venzolano-Americana, nacida y criada en la pequeña ciudad rural de Oxford, Ohio. Me gradué en Historia y Derechos Humanos (BA) en Bard College Berlín y una Maestría Avanzada en Trabajo Social Clínico y Administración Social de la Universidad de Chicago. Mi motivación para trabajar en derechos humanos y salud mental son las experiencias de desplazamiento que mi familia y amigos de Venezuela han sufrido. Antes de graduarme como terapeuta, trabajé con movimientos populares enfocados en derechos migratorios, justicia ambiental y narración oral comunitario en los Estados Unidos, Alemania, Panamá y Japón.También he trabajado en programas de educación para justicia social y pedagogía culturalmente sensible en la República Dominicana y España. Hetrabajado además como traductora inglés-español en sesiones de psicoterapia para sobrevivientes de tortura, violencia política e individuos afectados por el sistema migratorio estadounidense.
Mi forma de realizar la terapia se basa en la Psicología de la Liberación. Este enfoque implica que la angustia psicológica a menudo es una respuesta a un mundo hostil e injusto y que como terapeuta tengo la responsabilidad de participar en el desmantelamiento de los sistemas que causan daño a las personas que vienen a mí como clientes. En mi práctica empleo varias técnicas de terapia como EMDR, la terapia narrativa, sistemas familiares, arte terapia, exploración espiritual, psicología corporal, reducción de daños, Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT), Terapia Focalizada en las Emociones (TEF), teoría relacional-cultural y facilitación de diálogo intercultural. Utilizo un enfoque holístico basado en fortalezas y busco crear un ambiente terapéutico colaborativo y empático. Me gusta incorporar las creencias religiosas y espirituales de los clientes, así como la capacidad de afrontamiento y resiliencia espiritual en las sesiones. Me comprometo a brindar atención culturalmente sensible, antirracista, de afirmación de género y accesible a mis clientes. Además ofrezco evaluaciones psicológicas para casos de migración.
Puedo ofrecer sesiones de terapia tanto en inglés como en español.
Mis especialidades incluyen, entre otros:
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