calling

I am a Chicana, an artist, and a wounded healer. My mother was my first teacher. For the last 20 years I have been working with mentors, healers, and teachers to overcome my own trauma, deepen my spiritual practice, and study meditation and neuroscience. In 2014 I began to learn about the ancient healing practice of Curanderismo (traditional Mexican spiritual healing). My creative, spiritual, and academic paths have converged to support the reclamation of my family’s healing lineage. I use an approach to healing that pulls knowledge from holistic healing and contemporary psychology to reclaim ancient wisdom in new ways. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Art Therapist, and have training in Latino family therapy, transpersonal therapy, yoga, mindfulness, and breath work.

Mission

I specialize in using creativity, and ritual for healing the heart, mind, and spirit. I am here as a witness and a guide. I am at your services to help fortify inner strength and cultivate hope and joy.  I hold virtual individual therapy sessions, community art therapy workshops, and a community care membership program, as well as retreats in Southern California and Mexico.

journey

I have 20 years of experience in the mental health field.  I began working in residential and in-patient psychiatric facilities, specializing in working with adults and children overcoming trauma and severe mental illness. I continued working with children and families in the non-profit sector and have been working in private practice and consultation since 2014. I hold a MA degree in Psychology with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy, a BA degree in Psychology, and a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration on a wide array of art making including iron sculpture, pottery, metalwork, jewelry making, painting and drawing.  My artwork is intimately connected with personal healing and has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions in the Los Angeles area. 

Using creativity and ritual for healing the heart, mind, and spirit.

Affiliations

All images provided by Celina Jacques Photography by Leslie M. Harper Studio