Hello and welcome! I’m Theadora (she/her). I am a compassionate, affirming and collaborative therapist, guided by a liberatory, social justice and trauma-informed framework. As a mixed/multicultural (Mexican/white), queer (bi/pan), neurodivergent, cis woman who lives with chronic pain, I honor the importance of being seen in the fullness of all our intersecting identities and the ways our identities have influenced our lives as an essential component of a supportive, therapy relationship.
I take a relational approach to therapy; care and respect for you and our therapeutic relationship are central to how I approach the work we do together. I honor your needs and desires for what you want from therapy and our therapeutic relationship and we go from there. I tend to be more gentle and explorative, leading with compassion and highlighting your strengths. I like to offer options and allow you to choose your own adventure based on what I hear you bring to sessions. I use a mix of modalities, mainly Internal Family Systems (IFS) and systems theory, with elements of somatics, psychodynamic therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I am dedicated to supporting your self-exploration and healing in whatever way and at whatever pace feels best to you. Together, we’ll explore the systems and circumstances that have shaped you, and compassionately hold who you have been, who you are today, and who you desire to become. It is my greatest hope that you feel seen, heard, and honored as your whole, authentic self during our time together.
I particularly enjoy working with care and culture/systems change workers who are committed to disrupting systems of oppression that exist within ourselves, our relationships, our communities, and our world in service of our collective liberation.
Free Therapy for Families Impacted by ICE Raids: I am offering up to 6 free sessions for individuals and families impacted by ICE raids. Please note the days and times will likely vary as I have openings in my schedule. If you are directly impacted and seeking free sessions, please let me know when reaching out.
____ Theadora Zavala Ricker, LCSW is a virtual mental health therapist in California specializing in a variety of lived experiences. de-los-dos.com
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