Adolescence and young adulthood can be tender, disorienting seasons—especially when layered with trauma, identity exploration, or feeling out of sync with the world around you. You might feel pressure to appear “fine” while struggling under the surface with overwhelm, numbness, or questions you don’t yet have words for. If that resonates, you’re not broken—you’re navigating something real. With an MSW from Smith College and training in DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing, I support LGBTQ+ teens and young adults facing PTSD, emotional intensity, and the deep work of becoming.

Anxiety, depression, and PTSD can quietly shape how you see yourself and connect with others—leaving you feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure of how to move forward. As a first-generation Latina, I’ve long felt called to give back to my community and support meaningful healing. I earned my MSW from Cal State LA in 2018, and I’m continually inspired by the strength I witness as individuals navigate the complexity of mental health with courage and care. In our work together, we’ll focus on deepening self-understanding, strengthening relationships, and meeting challenges with greater clarity and compassion.

Anxiety can leave you replaying conversations long after they’ve ended, questioning your place in relationships, or feeling unsteady in the middle of life transitions. You might look capable on the outside while inside your mind won’t slow down—analyzing, anticipating, bracing for what could go wrong. Over time, that constant vigilance can make you doubt yourself and your instincts. But anxiety isn’t a personal flaw; it’s often a protective pattern that’s worked overtime. When you begin to understand it with curiosity instead of criticism, new possibilities open—ones rooted in clarity, steadiness, and choice.

When emotional challenges or major stressors feel overwhelming, it can seem like you’re carrying everything alone. You might be showing up for work, school, or family while quietly battling mood swings, trauma responses, or the heavy uncertainty that comes with life transitions. Maybe you’ve started questioning your strength or wondering why things feel harder for you than they “should.” Over time, that self-doubt can become its own burden. But what if these reactions aren’t signs of weakness—what if they’re signals that you deserve care, understanding, and new tools? Change begins when you no longer have to navigate it all by yourself.

Feeling stuck in your own head can be exhausting. You may be going through the motions of daily life while inside your mind feels crowded with worry, self-doubt, or a constant sense that things are harder than they used to be. Anxiety, depression, or major life changes can make even familiar responsibilities feel overwhelming, leaving you questioning yourself or wondering why you can’t just “push through” like before. Often, these feelings aren’t about weakness—they’re signs that something in your life needs care, attention, and space to be understood. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and begin finding new ways to respond to the thoughts and emotions that have been keeping you stuck.

You may feel like you’re always on guard, as if your mind and body never fully get the chance to rest. Trauma can leave you carrying memories, emotions, or reactions that show up long after the events themselves have passed. Childhood trauma and PTSD often shape how you see yourself, how safe the world feels, and how close you allow others to get. Many people move through life appearing “fine” on the outside while quietly managing waves of fear, disconnection, or self-doubt inside. None of this means you’re broken—it means your mind learned ways to protect you during painful experiences. Therapy can be a place to begin understanding those patterns with compassion and gradually create new ways of relating to yourself, your past, and the present moment.

You may feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, or the lingering weight of past experiences, unsure how to feel like yourself again. Even when you’re doing your best to keep up, it can feel exhausting to manage the emotional toll on your own. I support adults 18+ in navigating these challenges with care and understanding. I am motivated by helping each person move toward the best version of themselves, and I believe meaningful change is possible with the right support. My approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing, with a holistic lens that looks beyond symptoms alone. When helpful, this can include medication support alongside building health-conscious habits like exercise, meditation, and strengthening social connection. I offer services in Spanish and aim to meet you in a way that feels both practical and empowering. If you’re ready to begin feeling more balanced and connected in your life, you don’t have to take that step alone. Reach out when you feel ready, and we can begin moving toward lasting change together.

You’re doing your best to hold it all together, but underneath, anxiety, depression, or the weight of past experiences can feel overwhelming and exhausting. Maybe you’ve learned to push through, to stay functional on the outside while feeling stuck, disconnected, or on edge inside. These patterns can start to feel like they define you—but they don’t have to. With the right support, there is a way to better understand what you’re going through, find steadiness, and begin to feel more like yourself again.

You may look like you’re holding it together on the outside while inside you feel weighed down by fear, sadness, or exhaustion that never fully lets up. For many women, adolescents, and children who have experienced trauma or abuse, painful memories can keep shaping the present long after the danger has passed. It can be hard to make sense of why certain feelings, reactions, or relationship patterns keep showing up. I believe healing begins when those experiences are met with care, honesty, and understanding, so they no longer have the same hold on your daily life.

You’ve been holding a lot for a long time—trying to keep up with daily life while feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or not quite like yourself anymore. Maybe your thoughts won’t slow down, your motivation feels out of reach, or the changes in your life have left you feeling unsteady and disconnected from what once grounded you. It can be hard to name exactly what’s wrong, only knowing that something feels off. But even in the middle of that uncertainty, there is a way forward—one that starts with understanding yourself more clearly and rebuilding a sense of balance that feels real and lasting.

Anxiety has a way of making everything feel urgent, like your mind never fully quiets down and you’re constantly bracing for the next thing. Depression can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, your relationships, and the parts of life that used to feel meaningful. And when you’re carrying the weight of major life changes, motherhood, or relationship stress, it can start to feel like you’re holding everything together on the outside while struggling internally. I believe that with the right support, insight is possible and meaningful change can happen. Therapy can be a place to slow down, better understand the patterns keeping you stuck, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been overlooked or overwhelmed.

You may have spent much of your life feeling misunderstood, judged, or like you had to hide important parts of yourself just to be accepted. Maybe you've learned to adapt to others' expectations while quietly carrying stress, anxiety, self-doubt, or the feeling that no one truly sees the full picture of who you are. For neurodivergent individuals especially, navigating a world that isn't always built with your experiences in mind can be exhausting. Over time, these experiences can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and uncertain about where you belong. I believe your experiences matter, and that meaningful change begins when you have the freedom to show up as your authentic self and feel genuinely understood.