Hi, I’m Brenda
I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) trauma-informed Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have 21 years of experience working with adults, children, adolescents, and families. I have worked in various settings during my professional career, including mental health clinics, hospitals, shelters, schools, and child welfare agencies.
Taking good care of yourself is of most significant importance to your emotional wellness. Now that you have decided to begin your journey to invest in your wellness recovery, I would like to help you through this process. I am passionate and committed to establishing a safe space for you to feel heard and to begin or continue the process of self-growth. In addition, I provide a collaborative approach, and during our work together, I provide compassionate and empathic care to support you in your well-being and healing.
Individual Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy can help you overcome life's challenges, including the impact of trauma, depression, anxiety, and loss. During this process, you and I will work together to help you improve self-awareness and to change old and repetitive patterns so you can take control of your life.
Clinical Consultation & Supervision
I provide supervision and consultation available to clinicians in private practice looking to improve their clinic work and those who require supervision hours for LCSW licensure.
Immigration Evaluations
An "immigration evaluation" refers to a mental health assessment that a therapist provides for an immigration case. Depending on the type of immigration case, the evaluation will address various psychological aspects related to the legal needs in the case.
“I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”
— Carl Jung
Experience & Qualifications
21 Years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Master’s Degree in Social Work
Post-Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Social Work
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certified
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Now working towards certification in EMDR