I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Nurse with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, social work, and behavioral health. I work with adults dealing with anxiety and overthinking, depression, self-esteem concerns, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, caregiver stress, aging-related concerns, and major life transitions. I also provide affirming therapy for LGBTQ+ clients, including people working through identity, relationships, coming out, family concerns, loneliness, or questions about what they want the next chapter of life to look like.

Born in Texas and raised in Brazil and Chile, I’ve spent much of my life moving between cultures. I provide therapy in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and understand that identity can be complicated—especially when you feel as though you belong to more than one culture, community, family role, or world.

My approach is practical, warm, and straightforward. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic approaches to help you understand both what is happening now and the patterns that may have developed much earlier in your life. Sometimes a way of coping that protected us years ago becomes the very thing that keeps us stuck today.

Therapy with me is a conversation. I’ll listen carefully, ask questions, help you recognize patterns, and challenge you when that may be useful. There is also room for humor. You won’t find a lot of unnecessary therapist jargon here.