Dance Movement Therapy in Minneapolis, MN

I believe therapy works best when it engages the whole person - body, mind, emotions and spirit. As a therapist I provide a supportive, honest and compassionate space for the unfolding of your healing journey. My goal is to help you address the issues that keep you from living more fully, deeply and with greater satisfaction. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with additional expertise and credentialing in dance / movement psychotherapy, alternative western Somatics/Body Therapies, Movement Analysis, Mindell Processwork, Somatic Experiencing and Authentic Movement .

As we grow as creative people, we go through periods of seemingly impossible "stuckness." Cycles of anxiety and depression, conflicting inner needs and interests, traumatic memories... It all overwhelms us, inhibiting the natural self-expression we need to grow. Being highly sensitive ourselves, others don't always understand our internal struggles to create. With a background in yoga, music, dance , creative writing, and buisness, I enjoy working with clients who are ready to radically and sustainably work through their "stuckness" and rediscover their creative sovereignty.

While I am not a RPT (registered play therapist), I have completed many play therapy trainings. I have experience working with children on the Autism Spectrum as well as young adults. I believe in a holistic approach, one that includes experiential and mindfulness interventions.

Psychotherapy is an activity between two people, working and talking together. It is not my expertise telling you what ails you; rather, it is a process in which I listen carefully to you, attempt to understand your experience and your feelings, and we work together to figure out what will help you feel better and function better in your relationships and in your life tasks. I think of my work as helping the clients' own instinctual striving for healthy development and connection to others to emerge, which I believe happens even in the most adverse circumstances.

I am a Latinx bilingual licensed psychologist dedicated to supporting people from diverse cultural and economic background as they cultivate their own resilience building practices. I use my experience working with patients to determine how to best facilitate the development of a healthy mind/body. The human psyche is beautifully complicated. It can create for us moments of exhilarating joy and excruciating pain. The key to maximize joy and minimize pain is very different for each individual. It is important to have a wide range of resilience building practices to draw from in order to create individualized self-care plans.

If you're feeling "stuck," you are not alone! Trying to navigate relationships with your body, culture, partners, coworkers, family, and friends can feel like a lot. I strive to guide individuals, couples, and families toward integration and wellness. My idea of "health" is being able to move through things life throws at us. I operate from a holistic lens, welcoming the various aspects of life and being, including sexual orientation, gender expression, cultural messages, religion and spirituality into the therapeutic exploration.