My Story:

I decided to become a therapist by age 17. During my teenage years, and due to my own personal experiences with anxiety I made it my main goal to figure out what was happening to me since nobody could explain why I would feel so nervous and worried. People try to fix what was going on with me, ” It’s ok, just relax”, and the more I heard those words the worst I felt. I met a school counselor who explained to me what was happening and encouraged me to see a therapist. It was not only the skills that I learned, but mostly the educational part on what anxiety was that helped me understand what was happening to me at that moment. I learned to understand me, and what was happening emotionally and mentally. We all experience these symptoms in a different and unique way. Thanks to the guidance and exploration that I learned, I was able to identify the thoughts that were drowning me in negativity.

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I moved to the United States in 2000 from Colombia. It was such a radical change in my life. It was very difficult to cope with living in a different country with a different language, but with time I learned to embrace a new culture and the place I now call home. I feel blessed of not only living in America but living in Texas! I consider myself a Colombian by blood and a Texan by heart.

I am married and have two little boys and a little girl who are the joy of my life