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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a masters degree in Clinical Psychology, welcoming clients locally out of Scottsdale, AZ and globally. Here's a little bit about me.
My parents are from Ecuador, where it's pretty common to have nannies help raise large families. They had 8 kids and brought in two uneducated, monolingual Indian women (angels in disguise:) to be our primary caretakers. My upbringing exposed me early to cultural diversity and an amazing range of perspectives between life in the US and the experience of that in a third world country. My earth school lessons began early, bouncing back and forth between countries, cultures, languages and all the nuances of socialization in schools, religion and family.
Belonging and connection is something I observed and began questioning at a very early age.
My sense of separateness began my journey as a seeker. The contradictions in the teachings of the Roman Catholic education didn't sit well. Looking back I can see that I wasn't allowing the indoctrination all the way in. In many ways we were all hypnotized by our early childhood conditioning. I began looking for a way out through psychology. When that took me further into analysis, I studied and practiced the eastern teachings, yoga, astrology and plant medicine.
I credit pain as my greatest teacher. My life took me in a direction that left me alone with myself, alone with sadness, sorrow, grief and unrelenting anxiety. Surrendering to these waves of emotion and sitting with my shadow were what ultimately brought me home to my heart and allowed peace between the ears. Being with what hurts creates an alchemy inside. I'm still in process and humbled by these swells of dark energy that want to come up and be felt. Recognizing there's a divine design operating within this process helps.
The embodied practice of yoga, somatic breathwork, plant medicine, nature walks, writing and meditation have supported me immensely in my journey from the head to the heart and I love sharing them. There's a wellspring of regenerative energy inside each of us that we have not been taught to find. But through these practices we can peel away the layers to find the gold within.
I've been counseling, coaching and teaching in the field of psychology for years however, my primary focus and true calling is to assist you in awakening this sacred life within.
I speak Spanish, the language of the subconscious, facilitate The Work of Byron Katie, incorporate the new modalities in energy psychology including hypnotherapy, EMDR, Emotional Freedom Tapping, Somatic Release Breath work, Yoga, Shamanic Reiki, sound healing, and my new personal favorite... integrating plant medicine.
I meet clients in my home, over the internet, in parks, lakes, gardens and lead an embodiment class to those interested in adding a community of heart-minded lovers to support their journey.
My parents are from Ecuador, where it's pretty common to have nannies help raise large families. They had 8 kids and brought in two uneducated, monolingual Indian women (angels in disguise:) to be our primary caretakers. My upbringing exposed me early to cultural diversity and an amazing range of perspectives between life in the US and the experience of that in a third world country. My earth school lessons began early, bouncing back and forth between countries, cultures, languages and all the nuances of socialization in schools, religion and family.
Belonging and connection is something I observed and began questioning at a very early age.
My sense of separateness began my journey as a seeker. The contradictions in the teachings of the Roman Catholic education didn't sit well. Looking back I can see that I wasn't allowing the indoctrination all the way in. In many ways we were all hypnotized by our early childhood conditioning. I began looking for a way out through psychology. When that took me further into analysis, I studied and practiced the eastern teachings, yoga, astrology and plant medicine.
I credit pain as my greatest teacher. My life took me in a direction that left me alone with myself, alone with sadness, sorrow, grief and unrelenting anxiety. Surrendering to these waves of emotion and sitting with my shadow were what ultimately brought me home to my heart and allowed peace between the ears. Being with what hurts creates an alchemy inside. I'm still in process and humbled by these swells of dark energy that want to come up and be felt. Recognizing there's a divine design operating within this process helps.
The embodied practice of yoga, somatic breathwork, plant medicine, nature walks, writing and meditation have supported me immensely in my journey from the head to the heart and I love sharing them. There's a wellspring of regenerative energy inside each of us that we have not been taught to find. But through these practices we can peel away the layers to find the gold within.
I've been counseling, coaching and teaching in the field of psychology for years however, my primary focus and true calling is to assist you in awakening this sacred life within.
I speak Spanish, the language of the subconscious, facilitate The Work of Byron Katie, incorporate the new modalities in energy psychology including hypnotherapy, EMDR, Emotional Freedom Tapping, Somatic Release Breath work, Yoga, Shamanic Reiki, sound healing, and my new personal favorite... integrating plant medicine.
I meet clients in my home, over the internet, in parks, lakes, gardens and lead an embodiment class to those interested in adding a community of heart-minded lovers to support their journey.
My greatest teachers in this earth school have been my children.
