I've wanted to be a therapist since I was a little girl. Having grown up with multiple ethnic backgrounds (Mexican, Caucasian, Native American) while living on the border between two countries (US & Mexico), I’ve struggled to feel like I belong, and have had to work hard to have pride in all of my identities. As such, I have become adept at metaphorically walking between worlds, seeing from multiple perspectives, and creating bridges between people and ideas. I believe I was put on this planet to bridge worlds, to be a guide for those traversing the liminal spaces between dreaming & waking, psychedelic & mundane, ancient & modern, Indigenous & Western.

In 2019, I completed CIIS’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy & Research program, in anticipation of the expected legalization of Psilocybin and MDMA for psychotherapeutic use in the very near future. I provide preparation and integration for clients interested in using psychedelics for healing. I like to use a very grounded type of therapy that’s informed by Somatic Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

I also supervise Associate MFTs at Alchemy Therapy, a sliding scale clinic that offers psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy (as it becomes legal) to underserved communities in the Bay Area.

EMDR

I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a technique that utilizes bilateral stimulation to process difficult memories in a new way. I encountered EMDR during my first week of college, and was so blown away by the power of it that I decided to dedicate my career to it. I learned that the only way to practice EMDR is as a licensed clinician, so I began the 11-year journey to becoming a licensed clinician.

Repeated studies show that with a few sessions of EMDR therapy, clients can experience the benefits that can otherwise take years of talk therapy. To learn more about this specialized trauma therapy technique, read my EMDR page.