CultUral and GENDER AFFIRMING CounselLing
Compassionate counseling for personal growth and healing.
TELE-HEALTH Therapy for Neurodivergent Teens and Adults
I’m Fraiba — a culturally affirming therapist who gets how heavy it feels to constantly shrink yourself for others, at the cost of your own needs.
You’ve always been the strong one. The high achieving "good girl" who gets things done no matter what, even when you’re falling apart inside.
As a former 'keep the peace' good girl, I understand how hard it can be to first have needs and second to actually VOICE those needs.
If you grew up in a household where there was no space for feelings or emotions, big or small - you might find yourself lost on what to do with the emptiness you feel inside now. If you find yourself taking on more and more, without truly considering your own needs -
it's time for us to have a chat.
My Approach
My approach is deeply rooted in the power of connection. I believe true meaningful change happens in spaces where we feel heard, valued, and have a little laughter in!
You are the expert of your personal story - I am just the guide along the way. Together we will work hard to interrupt the mean inner voice you have developed that keeps you stuck and sucks the joy out of your daily life.
We will take time to carefully build tools and skills that actually feel helpful to your life and get back on track to feel joy again, or possibly for the first time.
I incorporate a number of evidence-based strategies that I will tailor based on what works best for YOU.
I am also certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) an evidence based trauma treatment modality that helps people work through painful memories, stress, or difficult emotions in a gentle and fast way. Instead of talking about all the details of what happened, ART uses simple eye movements (kind of like watching a hand move back and forth) to help the brain “reprogram” how upsetting memories are stored