Your family survived a lot.
Your body may still be living like it has to.
Bilingual trauma therapy for adults raised in immigrant families who are tired of carrying survival mode into their relationships, work, and everyday lives.
English + Spanish or both
Online throughout California
In-person in Los Angeles
Nobody called it trauma. Your childhood was described as “normal.”
adults who were overwhelmed, angry, absent, scared, or surviving their own trauma
money that was always being worried about
immigration or family separation
And there may have also been:
violence, instability, addiction, or things nobody talked about
pressure to grow up quickly
translating, caregiving, mediating, or knowing more than a kid should have needed to know
very little room for your feelings because somebody else always had it worse
Now maybe you…
Notice someone's tone change before they even say they're upset.
Feel guilty resting when there’s something you could be doing.
Know exactly why you people-please and still hear yourself saying yes.
Feel abandoned by things you logically know aren't abandonment.
Have a life that's safer than the one you grew up in—but don't always feel safer inside it.
Insight matters. Sometimes it isn't enough.
You can understand where a pattern came from and still feel your body repeat it.
I’m completing EMDR training, and I draw on attachment, parts work (IFS-informed), somatic, and mindfulness to work with both the story you understand and the reactions that still happen automatically.
WHAT I HELP WITH
Where people usually start.
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You may find yourself constantly replaying conversations, anticipating worst-case scenarios, or struggling to slow down your thoughts even when you’re exhausted.
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You agree first and resent it later. You track the mood of everyone in the room without meaning to. Saying no doesn't feel like a boundary, it feels closer to betrayal.
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You stay longer than you should because you're sure you can help. You give people energy they've never once given back. You know what everyone needs from you and couldn't say what you need from them.
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Chronic stress, numbness, and feeling distanced from your own life can wear you down. Therapy offers practical tools to regulate your nervous system, reconnect with what matters, and allows you to want more than just getting through the day.
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You did everything right and you're not sure who picked it. The career, the path, the version of you everyone's proud of. Underneath it is a question about what you'd want if nobody needed anything from you.
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for the ones who made it out, made it through, and still feel like they owe someone something.
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for partners navigating love in two languages, two cultures or two very different families of origin.
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For adolescents (13+) caught between who their family needs them to be and who they’re becoming and for parents trying to reach them.
Your family history matters here.
Immigration, money, language, race, religion, family roles, sacrifice, and what previous generations survived can shape what safety, love, success, and responsibility mean to you.
Therapy doesn't have to be about blaming your family or rejecting your culture.
We can get curious about what you want to keep and what you don't want to carry anymore.
Hi, I’m Heidy
I'm a bilingual Latina Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, and I'm first-generation myself. I grew up in a Guatemalan immigrant household in Los Angeles.
I'm warm, and I'm fairly direct. I don't do toxic positivity. You can switch languages, swear, laugh, not know what you're trying to say yet, or tell me when something I say doesn't land. I am curious about how you came to be, and I wonder how we would like to move forward with that information.
THERAPY THAT FEELS LIKE YOU
Immigrant and mixed-status families
People with a complicated relationship to the religion they grew up in.
People who've tried therapy before and left feeling unseen.
LGBTQ+ clients.
BIPOC clients
Neurodivergent clients, diagnosed or self-identified.
THIS IS A SPACE FOR
FAQ
The practical part
$175 for a 50-minute individual session
$200 for a 50-minute couples session
Telehealth anywhere in California,
in-person in Los Angeles
Free 15-minute consult before you commit to anything
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Yes. I offer a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your needs and determine whether we may be a good fit.
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The first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other, explore what brings you to therapy, and discuss your goals, concerns, and what support may look like moving forward.
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Finding the right therapeutic fit matters. We can briefly discuss what you’re looking for in therapy, any questions you may have, and whether my approach feels aligned with your needs.
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Yes. I offer both virtual and in-person therapy sessions in California, and we can discuss which option may feel like the best fit for your needs and schedule.
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Three reasons people tell me. They want a specific therapist they can't get through their plan. They don't want a diagnosis on their record, which insurance requires before it pays for a session. And they want the number of sessions decided by the two of us instead of by a reviewer. If you have a PPO, a superbill usually gets part of the cost back.
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Yes. English, Spanish, or switching between them mid-sentence, which is how plenty of my clients actually think.
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I do please contact us to check your specific coverage. If you have a PPO plan, I send you a superbill every month. You submit it to your insurance, and many PPO plans reimburse 50 to 70 percent of each session once you've met your out-of-network deductible.
