I am an Ottawa based psychotherapist operating a trilingual, Spanish, French and English speaking practice, offering to help clients experiencing a wide array of mental health conditions, emotional and spiritual challenges. I approach each client with genuine curiosity and provide an opportunity for you to explore your behaviour, relationships, feelings, or thoughts, which trouble you and cause difficulty in your life.

I aim to create a warm, safe and mutually respectful environment with my clients. I enjoy working collaboratively with clients using an integrative approach tailored to the client’s goals pulling from therapeutic modalities and perspectives such as: client-centered, somatic experiencing, solution-focused therapy, compassion-focused therapy, family systems, attachment theory, cognitive-behavioural therapy, mindfulness, existential therapy among others. Most recently, I have been trained in Somatic Experiencing (SE). SE is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.

I am proud of my education and training at Saint Paul’s University (Canada) and La Salle ‘s University (Colombia). My Master of Arts degree in Counselling and Spirituality, Graduate Diploma in Couple Counselling and Spirituality has prepared me to work as a registered psychotherapist with individuals, couples and families. I am a licensed member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists.

Within a therapeutic relationship, I work with individuals, families and couples. I assist them to cope with stressful life events and life transitions, pre and post immigration problems/adjustments, relational concerns such as: separation, divorce and parenting challenges. I help with work-related concerns, identity issues, the impact of trauma, abuse, existential distress, medical illness, grief, loss such as the death of a loved one; and specific mental health conditions such as depression and/or anxiety.

My personal experience as a Cuban immigrant and professional work experience at Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organisation (OCISO) helps me to acknowledge, understand and assist you with the challenges that you may have encountered as an immigrant (if this is your case). Based on a culturally sensitive approach, I can accompany you in your pre and post immigration challenges.

I would be honoured to get to know you. Working together, we can discover ways to enhance your emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health.

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