Hispanic and Latino Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Do you find yourself stuck in the same patterns, no matter how much healing work you’ve already done?
You’re someone who has already tried talk therapy, meditation, or medications, yet still feels overwhelmed, confused, or trapped in the same cycles of anxiety, depression, or trauma. You want relief that goes deeper than coping skills. You want to feel understood, grounded, and connected to yourself again. You’re ready for a nervous system reset, ready to shift patterns that have followed you for years, and ready to reconnect with your inner power and wisdom. I want to help you get there.
Do you find yourself stuck in the same patterns, no matter how much healing work you’ve already done?
You’re someone who has already tried talk therapy, meditation, or medications, yet still feels overwhelmed, confused, or trapped in the same cycles of anxiety, depression, or trauma. You want relief that goes deeper than coping skills. You want to feel understood, grounded, and connected to yourself again. You’re ready for a nervous system reset, ready to shift patterns that have followed you for years, and ready to reconnect with your inner power and wisdom. I want to help you get there.
We get it! Starting your healing journey can be nerve-wracking as you step out of your comfort zone and into the unknown. But guess what? You're not alone! Welcome to Smart Therapy PC where our virtual sessions bring our cozy therapy space to you, wherever you are. No need to commute or worry about the perfect outfit, just bring your authentic self. Taking that first step can feel like a leap into uncharted waters. But fear not! At Smart Therapy PC, we're your companions, your cheerleaders, and your warm hug throughout the process.
We get it! Starting your healing journey can be nerve-wracking as you step out of your comfort zone and into the unknown. But guess what? You're not alone! Welcome to Smart Therapy PC where our virtual sessions bring our cozy therapy space to you, wherever you are. No need to commute or worry about the perfect outfit, just bring your authentic self. Taking that first step can feel like a leap into uncharted waters. But fear not! At Smart Therapy PC, we're your companions, your cheerleaders, and your warm hug throughout the process.
I'll walk beside you along this new path if you're ready to take the first step. I help professionals who want to live a better life but don't yet know how. Individuals who take care of others but have a hard time seeking care for themselves. Folks who can be their own worst critic, who feel unseen and often sacrifice their comfort to keep things running smoothly. When things have been this way forever it can be hard to imagine a life with enough space to make yourself a priority. If this sounds like you, we can team up to bring connection, groundedness and ease into your life. Start a new journey: reach out.
I'll walk beside you along this new path if you're ready to take the first step. I help professionals who want to live a better life but don't yet know how. Individuals who take care of others but have a hard time seeking care for themselves. Folks who can be their own worst critic, who feel unseen and often sacrifice their comfort to keep things running smoothly. When things have been this way forever it can be hard to imagine a life with enough space to make yourself a priority. If this sounds like you, we can team up to bring connection, groundedness and ease into your life. Start a new journey: reach out.
Life changes can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself or those around you. You may be facing a medical diagnosis, caring for a loved one, feeling the weight of aging—or simply struggling to find your footing in a changing chapter of life. My goal is to help you manage these transitions with strength, compassion, and evidence-based support.
As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in health and aging, I help adults and older adults through health-related and emotional transitions, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT, CBT-I), trauma-focused work, and motivational approaches.
Life changes can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself or those around you. You may be facing a medical diagnosis, caring for a loved one, feeling the weight of aging—or simply struggling to find your footing in a changing chapter of life. My goal is to help you manage these transitions with strength, compassion, and evidence-based support.
As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in health and aging, I help adults and older adults through health-related and emotional transitions, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT, CBT-I), trauma-focused work, and motivational approaches.
I specialize in working with adults from Latino, Asian, African, and Caribbean descent — who are ready to heal, not just cope.
Together we'll get curious about the parts of you that struggle with anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and relationships — and the old hurts underneath that drive them. The goal isn't just relief. It's reconnecting with who you actually are underneath all of that — so you can transform suffering and cultivate a peaceful, joyful, fulfilling life.
I specialize in working with adults from Latino, Asian, African, and Caribbean descent — who are ready to heal, not just cope.
Together we'll get curious about the parts of you that struggle with anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and relationships — and the old hurts underneath that drive them. The goal isn't just relief. It's reconnecting with who you actually are underneath all of that — so you can transform suffering and cultivate a peaceful, joyful, fulfilling life.
I have over 12 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults of all ages in individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy. Clients see me for a wide range of issues. I have worked with challenges regarding identity development, relationships, trauma, depression/anxiety, addictions, suicidality, self-harm, anger management, compulsive behaviors, autism, and ADHD among many other things. I've also worked extensively in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, and those dealing with systemic inequities and challenges.
I have over 12 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults of all ages in individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy. Clients see me for a wide range of issues. I have worked with challenges regarding identity development, relationships, trauma, depression/anxiety, addictions, suicidality, self-harm, anger management, compulsive behaviors, autism, and ADHD among many other things. I've also worked extensively in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, and those dealing with systemic inequities and challenges.
Bi-lingual English / Spanish. Giovanni Benavides LMHC, terapia solo en line cubierta por seguros privados. Evaluciones VAWA las cobro fuera de seguros medico en efectivo para el precio visite vawaevaluacion.com VAWA Therapist. Me formé para trabajar con individuos, en el tratamiento de problemas mentales, de comportamiento y emocionales. En mi práctica privada solo trabajo con adultos. Como consejero profesional incluye, pero no se limita al diagnóstico y tratamiento. AETNA - CIGNA - Anthem - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New York - Quest Behavioral Health
Bi-lingual English / Spanish. Giovanni Benavides LMHC, terapia solo en line cubierta por seguros privados. Evaluciones VAWA las cobro fuera de seguros medico en efectivo para el precio visite vawaevaluacion.com VAWA Therapist. Me formé para trabajar con individuos, en el tratamiento de problemas mentales, de comportamiento y emocionales. En mi práctica privada solo trabajo con adultos. Como consejero profesional incluye, pero no se limita al diagnóstico y tratamiento. AETNA - CIGNA - Anthem - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New York - Quest Behavioral Health
I help people transform their most important bonds.
Maybe you're the "strong one" everyone looks up to and relies on, but you struggle to receive help, find love, or achieve the goals you want. For couples, you're deeply in love, but feel disconnected and can't figure out why, despite craving a deeper, more intimate connection. For adult family members, you're ready to interrupt generational patterns and heal together.
I help people transform their most important bonds.
Maybe you're the "strong one" everyone looks up to and relies on, but you struggle to receive help, find love, or achieve the goals you want. For couples, you're deeply in love, but feel disconnected and can't figure out why, despite craving a deeper, more intimate connection. For adult family members, you're ready to interrupt generational patterns and heal together.
I am a passionate and warm bilingual (Spanish and English) Licensed Master of Social Worker. I have clinical experience in different settings including outpatient treatment programs, school settings and private practice. I can work with all age groups from teens to adults.
I am a passionate and warm bilingual (Spanish and English) Licensed Master of Social Worker. I have clinical experience in different settings including outpatient treatment programs, school settings and private practice. I can work with all age groups from teens to adults.
You may have been told not to complain, to keep your head up, or to push through. When those are the messages you grew up with, it can feel hard to slow down or make space for your own emotions. Over time, this can lead to self-doubt, guilt, and an inner critic that’s never satisfied. You might find yourself striving to succeed while quietly feeling anxious, disconnected, or burnt out. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns of overfunctioning or people-pleasing — unsure how to rest, set boundaries, or feel at ease without guilt.
You may have been told not to complain, to keep your head up, or to push through. When those are the messages you grew up with, it can feel hard to slow down or make space for your own emotions. Over time, this can lead to self-doubt, guilt, and an inner critic that’s never satisfied. You might find yourself striving to succeed while quietly feeling anxious, disconnected, or burnt out. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns of overfunctioning or people-pleasing — unsure how to rest, set boundaries, or feel at ease without guilt.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of your next steps? Whether you're navigating parenting challenges, living with anxiety or depression, adjusting to life after bariatric surgery, or supporting a neurodivergent child, you're not alone. I offer a compassionate, culturally sensitive space where you can feel truly heard and understood. Together, we’ll explore your strengths, uncover new tools, and create meaningful change — all at a pace that feels right for you.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of your next steps? Whether you're navigating parenting challenges, living with anxiety or depression, adjusting to life after bariatric surgery, or supporting a neurodivergent child, you're not alone. I offer a compassionate, culturally sensitive space where you can feel truly heard and understood. Together, we’ll explore your strengths, uncover new tools, and create meaningful change — all at a pace that feels right for you.
At Lester's MHC P.C., our dedicated team of licensed mental health professionals is committed to fostering resilience, self-discovery, and personal growth. We believe mental health is a fundamental aspect of overall wellness, deserving of understanding, compassion, and individualized care. Our experienced psychotherapists share a passion for helping individuals navigate their emotional landscapes, ensuring our practitioners maintain up-to-date knowledge to offer the most effective treatment modalities.
At Lester's MHC P.C., our dedicated team of licensed mental health professionals is committed to fostering resilience, self-discovery, and personal growth. We believe mental health is a fundamental aspect of overall wellness, deserving of understanding, compassion, and individualized care. Our experienced psychotherapists share a passion for helping individuals navigate their emotional landscapes, ensuring our practitioners maintain up-to-date knowledge to offer the most effective treatment modalities.
You may be carrying identities that the world doesn’t always make space for—being LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or a person of color—and you’re looking for a therapist who genuinely understands how those pieces intersect. Maybe you’re tired of explaining yourself, or you’ve felt that traditional therapy approaches weren’t built with someone like you in mind. You want a space where your full self is not only welcomed but understood, and where healing doesn’t mean leaving parts of you at the door. Together, we’ll build a therapeutic relationship rooted in collaboration and your own expertise on your life.
You may be carrying identities that the world doesn’t always make space for—being LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or a person of color—and you’re looking for a therapist who genuinely understands how those pieces intersect. Maybe you’re tired of explaining yourself, or you’ve felt that traditional therapy approaches weren’t built with someone like you in mind. You want a space where your full self is not only welcomed but understood, and where healing doesn’t mean leaving parts of you at the door. Together, we’ll build a therapeutic relationship rooted in collaboration and your own expertise on your life.
Many times we postpone starting therapy as a way to avoid confronting hard truths. We become comfortable in our narrative. We fear that saying things out loud will somehow bring on more suffering. Studies in fact show that the emotional part of our brain is actually soothed when we tell our truth! Our chemistry gets altered and the brain finds new pathways that enhance our ability to grow beyond the things that have happened to us. This is the transformational power of telling our story in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Quality therapy will not change you at your core, but it will enhance and highlight your strengths.
Many times we postpone starting therapy as a way to avoid confronting hard truths. We become comfortable in our narrative. We fear that saying things out loud will somehow bring on more suffering. Studies in fact show that the emotional part of our brain is actually soothed when we tell our truth! Our chemistry gets altered and the brain finds new pathways that enhance our ability to grow beyond the things that have happened to us. This is the transformational power of telling our story in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Quality therapy will not change you at your core, but it will enhance and highlight your strengths.
As a bilingual therapist, I work to bring cultural competency and years of experience to our space. Are you an international college/grad student or an expat? Do you have unresolved trauma that still impacts how you navigate the world? I believe everyone possesses the ability and tools to thrive — sometimes they just need a safe, supportive space to find them. With a strengths-based and a trauma- informed approach, I help clients tap into resilience, break free from old narratives, and move forward with clarity and purpose.
As a bilingual therapist, I work to bring cultural competency and years of experience to our space. Are you an international college/grad student or an expat? Do you have unresolved trauma that still impacts how you navigate the world? I believe everyone possesses the ability and tools to thrive — sometimes they just need a safe, supportive space to find them. With a strengths-based and a trauma- informed approach, I help clients tap into resilience, break free from old narratives, and move forward with clarity and purpose.
Surviving childhood sexual abuse was a formative experience that profoundly shaped my life and purpose. Rather than allowing it to define me, I chose to transform that pain into fuel for healing and growth. My journey inspired me to pursue a career in mental health, where I now provide a safe and compassionate space for individuals who are seeking to break cycles of silence, shame, and generational pain. This work is not just professional for me—it is deeply personal.
Surviving childhood sexual abuse was a formative experience that profoundly shaped my life and purpose. Rather than allowing it to define me, I chose to transform that pain into fuel for healing and growth. My journey inspired me to pursue a career in mental health, where I now provide a safe and compassionate space for individuals who are seeking to break cycles of silence, shame, and generational pain. This work is not just professional for me—it is deeply personal.
I mostly work with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, addictions, alcoholism, trauma, panic attacks, OCD and eating disorders, ARFID, and/or identify as queer and members of the LGBTQIA community , in particularly gay men and members of the Latino community.
Are you scared of the thoughts going through your head? Whether you’re caught in exhausting thought loops, struggling with food or body image, or feeling like there’s no space where you can fully be yourself, I want you to know: you’re not alone, and healing is possible. I’m here to meet you exactly where you are—with compassion, curiosity, and zero judgment.
I know how loud the inner critic can get, how overwhelming it feels to be stuck in loops of anxiety, shame, or self-doubt. I work mostly with those struggling with eating disorders, OCD, trauma / PTSD and Substance use, ARFID. I also help teenagers recover from OCD.
I mostly work with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, addictions, alcoholism, trauma, panic attacks, OCD and eating disorders, ARFID, and/or identify as queer and members of the LGBTQIA community , in particularly gay men and members of the Latino community.
Are you scared of the thoughts going through your head? Whether you’re caught in exhausting thought loops, struggling with food or body image, or feeling like there’s no space where you can fully be yourself, I want you to know: you’re not alone, and healing is possible. I’m here to meet you exactly where you are—with compassion, curiosity, and zero judgment.
I know how loud the inner critic can get, how overwhelming it feels to be stuck in loops of anxiety, shame, or self-doubt. I work mostly with those struggling with eating disorders, OCD, trauma / PTSD and Substance use, ARFID. I also help teenagers recover from OCD.
I work with clients who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, and life transitions, and want to understand their emotions instead of fighting them. They’re looking for a space where they can slow down, feel safe, and explore patterns shaped by culture, family, and past experiences. Their goal is clarity, balance, and confidence, whether that means healing from trauma, improving relationships, or reconnecting with who they are beneath the chaos.
I work with clients who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, and life transitions, and want to understand their emotions instead of fighting them. They’re looking for a space where they can slow down, feel safe, and explore patterns shaped by culture, family, and past experiences. Their goal is clarity, balance, and confidence, whether that means healing from trauma, improving relationships, or reconnecting with who they are beneath the chaos.
Hope Springs Psychotherapy - Martin Delacruz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or relationship challenges? Life transitions—whether in your career, family, or personal identity—can leave you feeling stuck or disconnected from your true self. As a first-generation Dominican-American therapist with over 25 years of experience, I offer a warm, direct, and culturally responsive space where you can explore your story. My integrative approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy to help uncover patterns, build emotional resilience, and create lasting change in your life.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or relationship challenges? Life transitions—whether in your career, family, or personal identity—can leave you feeling stuck or disconnected from your true self. As a first-generation Dominican-American therapist with over 25 years of experience, I offer a warm, direct, and culturally responsive space where you can explore your story. My integrative approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy to help uncover patterns, build emotional resilience, and create lasting change in your life.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, sad, disappointed and/or just stuck or trapped, in the day to day? I am here to tell you that in an overwhelming, ever changing world, with radical and immense shifts occurring all around us, you are not alone! Do you have unresolved hurts and pains from past experiences, relationships, and traumas? This is a space and place for you! I create an environment where one can feel free, comfortable, and unafraid to be their genuine and authentic self, without fear of any judgement. I follow the lead of the client, believing that the client is the expert of their own experiences.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, sad, disappointed and/or just stuck or trapped, in the day to day? I am here to tell you that in an overwhelming, ever changing world, with radical and immense shifts occurring all around us, you are not alone! Do you have unresolved hurts and pains from past experiences, relationships, and traumas? This is a space and place for you! I create an environment where one can feel free, comfortable, and unafraid to be their genuine and authentic self, without fear of any judgement. I follow the lead of the client, believing that the client is the expert of their own experiences.
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Hispanic and Latino Therapists
What makes a Hispanic and Latino therapist effective?
An effective Hispanic and Latino therapist can combine a culturally sensitive lens with proven therapies, such as Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). They may have an understanding of cultural attitudes to therapy, including potential stigma, and can help a client navigate those concerns. Some clients may also appreciate a therapist who is bilingual and is comfortable conversing with the client in both English and Spanish. Languages spoken are indicated on a therapist’s directory profile.
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
A culturally sensitive therapist is respectful and considerate of all groups, and may have specific expertise with individuals of a certain ethnicity. These considerations can help a client feel understood and can improve the therapeutic alliance. While some people think highlighting race and ethnicity could promote stereotypes and bias, most agree that knowledge about cultural differences enhances the alliance between therapist and client.
How can I recognize a therapist who has expertise working with Hispanic and Latino clients?
Successful therapy depends a great deal on the relationship between client and therapist. Start by asking the therapist about their overall approach to therapy. You may then wish to ask about the therapist’s educational background and any additional training in cultural sensitivity that they have undertaken.
How might I inquire about a therapist's experience with Hispanic and Latino clients?
Ask a potential therapist whether they've worked with individuals who share this background or whether they’ve worked in these communities. If so, you may wish to ask them to elaborate on ways that they feel especially prepared to work with Hispanic and Latino clients. If they have not worked with such clients, they may know someone who has and be able to make a referral.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Hispanic and Latino therapists?
The directory of Hispanic and Latino therapists includes providers who have identified their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profiles, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. When the number of therapists near you who identify as Hispanic and Latino is limited, the directory will also show therapists with comprehensive experience working with clients from relevant backgrounds.