My Therapeutic Approach
my approach to therapy:​​​
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Therapy isn’t about being “fixed” or becoming perfect. It’s about recognizing and cultivating the strengths already within you, and honoring the parts that make you uniquely you.
I believe resilience lives in all of us, though life’s stressors can cloud our access to it. In therapy, my goal is to help you reconnect with a sense of calm, clarity, and self-trust. Together, we’ll explore and heal past wounds that impact your present, build insight and self-compassion, and strengthen your ability to navigate challenges. We’ll work on problem-solving, reshaping unhelpful thinking patterns, learning from mistakes with kindness, and setting meaningful goals—so you feel empowered throughout the process.
If you enter therapy open to growth rather than avoidance, our work can be deeply transformative. This is your time and your space, and I’m honored to walk alongside you.
Do work that matters. Vale la pena. – Gloria Anzaldúa
the knowledge integrated in my approach:​​​​​
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Training & Experience Highlights:​
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Self-Trust And Integrated Resilience (STAIR) Method trained with Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S, SEP (2024 & 2025)
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The Practice of Being Present with Bonnie Badenoch, PhD (2023 & 2024)
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Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind with Bonnie Badenoch, PhD (2022 & 2023)
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Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) of Feeling Safe with Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC-S, LMFT-S, SEP (2022)
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Certified Somatic Experience Practitioner with Somatic Experiencing International (2019-2024)
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certified (2018)
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Attachment, Adoption, & Trauma, Master's Course with Robyn Gobbel, LCSW (2015-2016)​
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Theoretical Frameworks & Treatment Modalities:
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Trauma-Focused
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Interpersonal Neurobiology
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Attachment-Based
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Relational-Cultural Approach
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Narrative Theory
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Parts Work
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Feminist Orientation
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Compassion Focused Therapy
Professional Highlights:
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Travis County Juvenile Probation Department
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The Center for Child Protection
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St. David’s South Austin Medical Center- Emergency Dept
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Travis County Sheriff’s Office- Victim Services
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Texas Youth Hotline
Education & Licensure:
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Master of Science in Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 2012
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Bachelors of Science in Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2007
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor (LCSW-S #56611) regulated by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (TSBSWE)
