Safety and connection create the foundation;
new experience is what transforms and changes us.
As long as I can remember, I have been drawn to moments and experiences of connection, of healing.
My heart aches when distress, distance and pain are present.
Becoming a therapist felt like a natural step of moving further into this part of myself. It allowed me to not just feel compassion with others in moments of distress, but to be part of the healing process.
I feel energized and touched when someone experiences a felt sense of connection and healing within. I feel humbled and privileged to watch a couple move into renewed connection together, finding their love and bond again. It is an honor to be let into that sacred space, to witness hearts soften and reach for each other.
It is so gratifying to know I have helped an individual or couple in this way, and by default I have helped a family, a community. When we experience security in our relationships and tools for holding space for our own experience, we extend that ability to others in our lives.
I created The Space Between, LLC from this passion for the life giving and life changing impact that secure relationships have on all of us.
My goal is to help you discover safe connection, internally and externally and to help you know how to reach and connect with those you love.
Being part of a bi-cultural family with my husband, three children and two dogs, I am a constant, humble learner of the complexity and challenges of our most important relationships. I speak English and Spanish and value all forms of diversity.
I am an ICEEFT certified EFT therapist and supervisor and am EMDRIA certified for EMDR. I am also a graduate of the Ferentz Institute Trauma Certificate Program.
In addition, I am currently the Co-Director of the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (WBCEFT). We are affiliated with the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT) and are committed to training and supporting therapists learning Emotionally Focused Therapy. We are committed to increasing accessibility and diversity in EFT through our Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship. Please visit us at www.wbceft.com.
I received my Masters in Social Work from Catholic University and am currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington DC and Virginia.
Prior to working in private practice, I worked at Family Services of Catholic Charities in Virginia as the full time bilingual therapist, providing individual, couples and family therapy to predominantly Spanish speaking clients. Later, I worked with the Generations Program at Children's National Medical Center providing therapy to adolescent parents and their families. I was the consulting psychotherapist for Calvary Women's Shelter for four years and previously provided workshops for child-serving professions through the Upside Down Organization (UDO).
Certifications and Principal Trainings
Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor
EFIT: EFT with Individuals Levels 1 and 2
EFIT and Trauma
EFFT: EFT with Families Levels 1 and 2
EFT and Sex Therapy
EFT and Attachment Injury Repair
Attachment Training Series: Adoptions Together
Certified EMDRIA Therapist
EMDR and Ego State Therapy: DNMS Institute
EMDR Integrative Attachment Trauma Protocol with Children: Attachment Trauma Center Institute
EMDR with Acute and Complex Trauma: Newport Kidd Productions
Trauma Certificate Program Level II: Ferentz Institute
Theraplay Level 1
