About dani (she/her/ella)

I am here to help you celebrate all the parts of yourself and begin to live the fully authentic, emboldened life that you desire. I live at the intersection of queer and Mexican and have felt that fully embracing one identity means grappling with the other. From feeling shame about my curly hair, to fearing the expression of my androgynous presentation, I have come to value and embrace these revered parts of myself. I truly get the complexities of navigating intersecting identities and want to help you feel empowered to also live your truth.

As a queer woman, I understand the nuances of gender and sexuality and approach identity with a curious and holistic perspective. My purpose as a therapist is to work collaboratively with you to create a foundation of trust and work at your pace (giving you a push here and there) to help you explore all aspects of your identity. Together, we can explore the othered, shamed, and oppressed parts of you that need care and tenderness—to begin to more fully integrate and cherish all parts of you. We will consider cultural factors and forms of systemic oppression that contribute to the anxiety, depression, loneliness, or un-belonging that you may be feeling, and work to challenge any internalized stories of marginalization and trauma to help you feel more empowered to advocate for your healing.

I am especially passionate about supporting Latine, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ folks, who navigate many intersections of identity and are trying to make sense of who they are and how to they fit into a historically queerphobic world. I want to help you to liberate your identities and really listen to the needs you may be avoiding or uncomfortable with. I want to help you have pride in who you are and in your existence. Similarly, I am very excited to work with poly, ENM, and queer partners who want to move towards more security in their relationships, communicate effectively and compassionately, and bridge any relevant cultural differences to have increased curiosity and enjoyment in their partnerships.

Therapy doesn’t have to be exchanges of awkward silence and rigid call outs like we see in film. I like to challenge the narratives of what therapy traditionally looks like and dive into creative expression with couples, partners, and individuals who are open to doing so. Working with fellow creative people, actors, and those looking for creative ways to approach therapy and externalizing feelings is something that I love. Through creatively externalizing the most intimate parts of ourselves, we can come to more deeply understand, care for, and nurture ourselves and our relationships.

Life, and discovering your most genuine self, is a full-on expedition of wandering and roaming into the unknown. Look, while I can’t do the work for you, I love doing the work with you and helping you uncover all of the wonders that are you.