Therapy for Latina Women Across Washington State
It’s time to heal from holding everything and everyone together.
You are Tired of Feeling Tired.
Therapy for Latinx women.
Specializing in grief, relationships, and inherited trauma.
All your life, you needed to figure it all out on your own & always managed to get through it. But now, it feels impossible, and you don’t know how to be “okay.”
Over the years, you’ve carried more than you should have—grief, high expectations, responsibilities to your family. Up until now, you had managed it, but now it feels harder than before. You’re trying to understand why you feel overwhelmed, hurt, and stuck. You know things need to change, but the idea scares you—scared that things like therapy will tell you that being there for your family is what is killing you and that maybe you need to stop being there for them.
Therapy shouldn’t be that. As a Latina women, you will never hear me say that you need to choose between your culture/family and your well-being. Therapy helps create a space where you don’t have to be perfect—you can talk about it all, including all the hard things. Here, you can grieve, heal, and say everything you are too scared to say with anyone else without worrying about hurting anyone. You get to be you without the guilt.
Hi, I’m Karen.
I’ve been where you are and I’d like to help.
It feels like you're doing it alone. and the worst part? You thought you would be used to it by now and learned to manage, but lately, everything feels like it’s crashing down, and you don’t know what you are doing.
Whether you’re a…
Latinx woman carrying the load of generational expectations
A daughter balancing your family's values with your own needs
Navigating the grief of losing a loved one or the loss of your culture
Working through the impact of past relationships and family dynamics.
...I want you to know that it’s okay to feel like everything sucks, and you don’t have to figure everything out on your own.
There will be some things I understand that you don’t need to explain—guilt over feeling like you can’t give yourself what you need without feeling selfish, anger at yourself for feeling like you are failing, and sad at watching your family hurt from past traumatic or life experiences. & at the end of the day, somehow it feels like you are the only one with the power to change things. Your family may be relying on you to fix things that have been broken for a long time.
Being the strong one in your family can make it feel like you don’t have room to fail or hurt. As a therapist, my goal is to give you a space where you breathe. In this space you can show up exactly how you are feeling on the inside and say all the things that are holding in. I’ll be right there with you, helping you understand why things are happening and how we can work towards something that you can manage. You deserve to be happy.
Specializing in supporting the healers and helpers of the family find their own peace.
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You’ve always been the one holding everything together—caring for your family, solving crises, and carrying responsibilities far beyond your years. The weight of expectations feels like a lot sometimes. No matter how much you do, it never seems to be “enough.” You’re exhausted, and you know you want something different—but even admitting that feels wrong.
Therapy can help you understand the patterns passed down through generations and figure out what you truly want for yourself. You don’t have to keep changing yourself or putting your needs last to fit the role of the strong one. Together, we can explore how to still have both.
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The grief that comes after losing someone you love is the hardest thing you can experience. There are hundreds of feelings you feel at once. The only consistent one is pain. You struggle between wanting to “get over” it and not wanting to let go because how can you let go of someone so important to you?
In therapy, we’ll create space for your grief—without judgment and without a timeline. You can learn how to honor who and what you lost while finding ways to keep going.
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You’re the one people turn to—the fixer, the listener, the one who always shows up and does whatever your family/friends need.. But when you need support? You feel alone. You don’t get the same grace or the right support you give others. So instead you keep things bottled up, afraid to burden others. But the truth is, you’re tired of feeling like the only one putting in the majority of effort in your relationships and feeling burned out.
Therapy can help you figure out what you need and want your relationships to be. Together we will explore past patterns, your values, communication styles and boundaries.
How it works
Ready to get started?
Reach out for a consultation
This is a chance to see if we’re a good fit—no pressure, just sharing why you’re here.
Talk it through
Together we’ll explore it all—the patterns, losses, and expectations that have shaped you and find what works for you. But most importantly, we will figure out what is important to you and how we can make the life you want.
Move Forward
With newfound confidence and tools, you can begin to break those long-held cycles and create the life you want.