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Hi, I’m Nadia!
She | Her | Ella
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(LMFT 106491)
I offer trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples, helping them navigate stress, build stronger connections, and find paths to personal and relational growth.
As a Puerto Rican and Mexican woman of color, I bring a social justice and anti-oppression lens to therapy, prioritizing a culturally humble approach. We'll explore how your individual identities and core values connect within your relationships.
My clients are couples going through significant life changes, those who are seeking to repair their bond and rebuild trust, or navigating the complexities of intercultural relationships. You might be struggling with communication barriers, conflicting values, or unresolved hurts that have created distance and misunderstanding. You want to strengthen their partnership, learn to see each other more clearly, and foster a secure and loving connection.
I work with adults who feel overwhelmed by the weight of past trauma, ongoing stress, or burnout from their personal or professional life. You may have tried to cope on their own, but now realize you need support in processing your experiences and finding sustainable ways to manage your emotional and mental well-being. You want to feel understood, safe, and heard without judgment.
My clients are motivated by the hope of living a more fulfilled and connected life. You are ready to invest in your growth, explore new perspectives, and embrace the changes needed to achieve your goals.
Who I work with
How I work
In therapy, you can expect a compassionate and supportive environment where we will work together to understand and heal the impacts of trauma, stress, and burnout. I incorporate Emotionally Focused Couples & Individual Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and mindfulness as foundational approaches in our sessions.
For Couples:
EFT is about getting to the heart of what drives your interactions—looking beneath the arguments and misunderstandings to understand what’s really going on emotionally. Here’s a sense of what that process will look like:
Understanding Your Patterns Together: Every couple has patterns, the ways you both react and respond to each other. Sometimes, those patterns can become a cycle that feels impossible to break—one person’s reaction triggers the other, and you end up feeling stuck or distant. In therapy, we’ll take a close look at these cycles and learn to slow things down. By doing this, you’ll be able to see these patterns for what they are and, together, start breaking them.
Finding the Deeper Feelings and Needs Underneath: Often, conflicts arise from deeply held emotions and unspoken needs, like wanting to feel secure, valued, or truly seen by your partner. EFT helps you both connect to these underlying feelings and needs that may not be obvious in the heat of an argument. As you learn to recognize and express these vulnerable feelings, you’ll begin to connect in a way that feels safe and authentic, building empathy and understanding instead of defensiveness and frustration.
Strengthening Your Emotional Bond: As we work through these emotions and needs, the focus is on helping you both feel more secure in your relationship. EFT is all about creating a safe space where you can share openly and feel supported. Here, you can express your needs and feel heard without worry about judgment or rejection. The goal is to help you both feel closer, more trusting, and more connected.
Creating New Patterns for the Future: As you practice these new ways of connecting, EFT helps you build healthier interaction patterns that you can rely on long after therapy. You’ll leave with tools to communicate with more compassion and clarity, even during tough times, so you can navigate challenges together instead of feeling alone or in conflict.
For Individuals:
IFS and EFIT offer a gentle yet profound way of exploring the different 'parts' within you. Think of these parts as various aspects of your personality, each with its own emotions, beliefs, and roles. Some parts may carry the burdens of past trauma, while others might be working hard to protect you from further hurt.
In our work together, we'll create a safe space to meet these parts with curiosity and compassion, understanding their needs and the roles they play in your life. As you connect with your inner parts, you can begin to heal past wounds, unburden the parts that are stuck in old roles, and cultivate a more harmonious and integrated sense of self.
Both of these approaches recognize that the challenges you’re facing don’t define you. They’re responses to what you’ve been through, and we can work together to find a path toward resilience, connection, and self-compassion. This work is gentle and empowering, helping you reconnect with who you are at your core. You’ll set the pace, and I’m here to support you in a space where you’ll feel truly seen and heard.
You’ll gain tools to navigate your inner world, understand and shift long-standing patterns, and ultimately move towards the life and relationships you desire.
In our sessions, we'll also use mindfulness techniques to help you stay grounded and present, allowing you to connect more deeply with yourself and the process. This isn’t just about “staying calm”—it’s about giving you the space to truly understand what’s going on inside, so you can gain more clarity and insight.
With these tools, we can explore different parts of you, understanding how they influence your thoughts, feelings, and reactions. As we do this, we’ll work together to bring healing, integration, and a sense of wholeness, helping you move forward with a stronger sense of self and purpose.
You don't have to go through this alone.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and let's start your journey together!
Areas of Focus
Anxiety & Stress
Depression
Relationships
Intercultural Couples
Life Transitions
Intersectional Identity
Generational Trauma
Advanced Training:
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Certification (2024)
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy - EFIT Essentials (2024)
ADHD in Couples (2024)
”Going Deeper” Advanced Training (2023)
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Core Skills (2022)
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Externship (2021)
Learn more about EFT here
Internal Family Systems
Level 1 Training (2023)
Learn more about IFS here
Additional Trainings:
Interpersonal Neurobiology in Trauma Therapy
Understanding, Assessing, & Addressing Race-Based Trauma in Clinical Settings
Mindfulness Based Therapy
Trauma-Informed Yoga
