Position: Bilingual Outpatient Therapist
What led you to your current position? I’ve always had a passion for trying to understand human behavior and psychology. The adversities I’ve had to overcome, paired with the diverse identities I hold, encouraged me to want to help others. Representation is important to me, and I believe there’s value in witnessing a first generation, Mexican American, eldest daughter, bilingual woman in a position that has included a lengthy education, overcome obstacles and advocating for others’ rights. Additionally, I love working with and have a big heart for children. I learn from my clients so much every day; from how to incorporate humor and silliness into our lives, to how to be honest and direct with our needs and observations. This position is greatly fulfilling to me as a person who hoped to find a sliver of silver lining in using my lived experience to help others feel seen, heard and supported in ways that I wasn’t.
What inspires you to do this work? Seeing gradual changes in my clients inspires me. I love to see clients having acceptance for themselves little by little, shifting their self-views and creating alternate stories that can shape their core beliefs about themselves and their world, into a version that can feel safer, more closely aligned with their values. It is a privilege to get to be let into my client’s family’s worlds.
What is a recent highlight you’ve experienced in the work or an important lesson you’ve learned in this role? An important lesson is how many different perspectives and stories can coexist. I have made it a goal of mine to seek a bigger picture and gather perspectives not just from moms but from fathers as well, who so often, for many different reasons, get excluded from conversations about their children’s mental health. If we want men to acknowledge mental health and heal within society, they must be included.
Share your life motto or something unique about yourself. I don’t have a favorite life motto, but I can share one I highly dislike. Everything does not happen for a reason. Plenty of senseless, unexplainable things can and do happen in this life. Disproportionately. And even still, ongoing healing is possible. I wholeheartedly believe and am witness to that daily.
What led you to your current position? I’ve always had a passion for trying to understand human behavior and psychology. The adversities I’ve had to overcome, paired with the diverse identities I hold, encouraged me to want to help others. Representation is important to me, and I believe there’s value in witnessing a first generation, Mexican American, eldest daughter, bilingual woman in a position that has included a lengthy education, overcome obstacles and advocating for others’ rights. Additionally, I love working with and have a big heart for children. I learn from my clients so much every day; from how to incorporate humor and silliness into our lives, to how to be honest and direct with our needs and observations. This position is greatly fulfilling to me as a person who hoped to find a sliver of silver lining in using my lived experience to help others feel seen, heard and supported in ways that I wasn’t.
What inspires you to do this work? Seeing gradual changes in my clients inspires me. I love to see clients having acceptance for themselves little by little, shifting their self-views and creating alternate stories that can shape their core beliefs about themselves and their world, into a version that can feel safer, more closely aligned with their values. It is a privilege to get to be let into my client’s family’s worlds.
What is a recent highlight you’ve experienced in the work or an important lesson you’ve learned in this role? An important lesson is how many different perspectives and stories can coexist. I have made it a goal of mine to seek a bigger picture and gather perspectives not just from moms but from fathers as well, who so often, for many different reasons, get excluded from conversations about their children’s mental health. If we want men to acknowledge mental health and heal within society, they must be included.
Share your life motto or something unique about yourself. I don’t have a favorite life motto, but I can share one I highly dislike. Everything does not happen for a reason. Plenty of senseless, unexplainable things can and do happen in this life. Disproportionately. And even still, ongoing healing is possible. I wholeheartedly believe and am witness to that daily.
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