PLEASE NOTE I ONLY SEE CLIENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. HI! I'm Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 6 years of experience. I utilize a person centered empowering and encouraging approach to my therapy sessions with warmth and humor, because let’s face it - life sometimes be life-ing. I am a first generation Latinx (Puerto Rican to be exact, and yes I speak, write and read in Spanish) professional who was born and raised in Harlem. I became a social worker because I have always been curious in figuring out complexities. I found out through our the years that I have a knack for sitting with individuals during the most difficult times of their lives. I am also pretty good ad being their during the best times. I believe that people heal in communities and I want to be here to help you form and cultivate your community of healing. Do you see yourself having a difficult time managing your day to day? Its hard to connect with others and life feels overwhelming? You might struggle with self compassion/love/acceptance due to past traumas. Does getting up for work or school feel like such a challenging chore? If this sounds like you, I might be the right therapist for you. I specialize in helping young millennials and young adults through life's hard transitions. I have a good ability to sit with your (virtually of course) during your hardest time. My years of experience has helped me aid people with complex trauma, depression, anxiety, and substance use related concerns among many more conditions. Feeling unmotivated and lacking focus, hard to connect with others and find it difficult to stay present in the moment? I've also had the opportunity to aid client with ADHD and PTSD related concerns. How do I take my therapy approached? With a lot of validation and support. Sometimes you sit with your friends or family or coworkers and everyone has an opinion on what you should be doing. With me you get validation of your experience because guess what? It is TRUE TO YOU. With me you’ll get someone who will listen, inquire, and provide feedback back (sometimes with some accountability if we are not being the most truthful to ourselves). I meet you where you are at and encompass an array of different techniques to aid in identifying already established coping skills and creating new ones in an empathic and compassionate