Oftentimes, when we have overwhelming emotional experiences, we disconnect from our body in an attempt to stop feeling. Other times, physical symptoms such as hypervigilance, chronic pain, anxiety, lethargy, among others, appear. This can make inhabiting our body a confusing, uncomfortable or even unbearable experience.

The mechanisms of the body exist to preserve life, but some of these survival mechanisms remain even after the moment of crisis has passed. I utilize a trauma-sensitive approach, alongside the ancient practice of Yoga, mindfulness meditation, breathing techniques and somatic exercises, that is rooted in love and compassion. These approaches help inform the process of moving from a state of fragmentation (inner war, feeling of lack of control, mistrust and judgment) to create the conditions for your nervous system to regulate itself and allow the body to experience calmness and union. We will go little by little, taking slow but steady steps. Although you would like immediate changes, I promise you that the magic towards solid and lasting transformations is in the process.

Conscious communication, also called non-violent communication, consists of relearning to be aware that we are talking and listening, and how we are doing it.

Your words are a thermometer of your internal world. With conscious communication we learn to identify and clearly express what we feel and what we specifically expect from a given situation, although doing so may feel very vulnerable. We learn to offer a safe space, where we can listen deeply and attentively, not only to others but to ourselves, and with this we foster respect, understanding and a mutual desire to connect from the heart.

It is to communicate consciously with yourself first so that you can practice towards others later.

I deeply believe that each person has a unique contribution to offer. But many times we have an outdated narrative of ourselves or a self-image built from the labels that others have put on us. I help you connect with your innate skills, discover what it is that ignites you that would like to cultivate in yourself and then share with the world.

Although I have not designed my therapeutic space for this purpose, I have 10 years of experience in being a spokesperson, speaker and accompanying the empowerment process of young adults in the field of social and environmental development with a focus on interculturality and social justice. If your calling is on that path, I am here to encourage you and help you gain clarity and the necessary resources.
 

I am specializing in individual, transgenerational and collective trauma.

Trauma leaves broken connections, with yourself and with what’s around you. When something happened, either in a one-time event or over a long period of time, that felt too much, too fast, too soon for the resources that you had available at the time, your nervous system can remain overwhelmed, showing up as physical symptoms in your body or chronic emotional distress. This can happen to a single person, or to a small or large group of people that went together through the same traumatic event. It can affect one generation, or it can be passed down to more than one. 

I am trained to recognize the effects of trauma in the body and in our sessions, I will gently  guide you towards finding sovereignty and safety inhabiting your body again, while we foster compassion for your process. Should you need a specialized trauma therapist, I myself would point it out and recommend you to someone whom you can work with.