Areas of Expertise

Counseling and Psychotherapy

Counseling is the professional relationship that empowers individuals, to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. I like to use a holistic style, utilizing different types of therapy approach.

It is the term used to treat psychological clinical issues. As per with counseling, I utilize a holistic approach in the psychotherapy process. The combination of Humanistic/Client Centered Approach, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among others.

Affirmative Therapy with Kathia

You don’t need to explain who you are here. You just get to be.

Affirmative Therapy is about creating a space where your identity, culture, experiences, and truth aren’t just tolerated—they’re honored, centered, and celebrated. Whether you’re navigating marginalization, unpacking internalized beliefs, or simply trying to figure out who you are in a world that keeps trying to define you for you, this work is about liberation through validation.

I specialize in working with folks who have been “othered” in traditional spaces—first-gen, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, or those living at the intersection of many identities. If you’ve ever felt unseen, misunderstood, or silenced in therapy, this is the exact opposite of that.

What Affirmative Therapy Looks Like With Me

This isn’t performative allyship or checkbox inclusivity. I bring lived experience, cultural fluency, clinical training, and real human understanding into the room. I see all of you—your roots, your resistance, your resilience, and your right to take up space exactly as you are.

In our work together, we’ll explore:

How your identity has shaped your mental health, relationships, and sense of self
The impact of systemic oppression, intergenerational trauma, and cultural disconnection
Internalized messages and survival strategies that no longer serve you
How to reclaim your voice, power, and agency in every part of your life
How to set boundaries, feel safe in your body, and build a life that reflects your truth

You won’t have to translate your culture, defend your identity, or sugarcoat your experience. This is a space where we name the harm and make space for healing, growth, and joy.

Who This Is For

Clients who’ve felt erased, judged, or unsafe in traditional therapy
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and/or disabled individuals seeking identity-affirming care
First-generation clients navigating two (or more) worlds and learning to define success on their own terms
Women and femmes of color unlearning shame and stepping into full self-expression
Anyone ready to stop shrinking and start owning who they are

This is therapy that meets you where you are—and walks with you toward where you’re meant to be.
No judgment. No fixing. Just truth, healing, and full acceptance.
You’re not too much. You’re not too complicated. You’re exactly right.

Resilience Informed Therapy with Kathia

You’ve survived—now let’s help you live.

Resilience-Informed Therapy is about honoring the strength it took to get here—while helping you build a life that doesn’t just revolve around surviving. You already know how to push through, hold it all together, and carry more than most people will ever understand. What you might not know (yet) is how to feel safe enough to rest, to receive, to feel joy without guilt, or to exist without constantly being in “fight mode.”

That’s where I come in.

In this work, we recognize that your resilience isn’t a weakness—it’s your superpower. But even superpowers have limits. My role is to help you understand how trauma, adversity, and generational patterns shaped your coping—and then help you expand your capacity for healing, connection, and self-trust beyond the survival zone.

What Makes Resilience-Informed Therapy Different?

This isn’t about labeling or diagnosing you. It’s about working from the understanding that everything you do—even the things you want to change—makes sense when we look at what you’ve been through.

I bring a layered approach that includes:

Trauma-informed care
Transgenerational healing
Somatic awareness and nervous system regulation
Strength-based psychology
Affirmative, culturally grounded insight
A lot of real talk and compassion

I don’t pathologize your survival strategies—I help you understand them. Then we work together to upgrade them, so you can move from constantly reacting to consciously living.

Who This Is For

People who’ve been through trauma and are tired of “just coping”
First-gen, BIPOC, or culturally complex clients who’ve had to be strong their whole lives
Women and caregivers who’ve poured into others while ignoring their own needs
Clients who want to build healthier boundaries, emotional resilience, and self-worth
Anyone ready to stop spinning their wheels in therapy and actually transform

This work isn’t about going backward—it’s about reclaiming your energy, your identity, and your agency.

Resilience got you here. Healing will take you further.
In this space, we honor your past while building your future—with clarity, compassion, and conscious power.