Break the Cycle and Start Your Healing Journey
Therapy for individuals, couples, and families in California
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
-Carl Jung
What you are feeling is valid. Asking for help is okay!
I provide services to every individual who wants to break the cycle of abuse, maladaptive patterns, and emotional turmoil!
Life is filled with ups and downs. Maybe you have lost someone you love, maybe a loved one has hurt you, or you have had an experience that impacted you to the point of believing you are alone, unimportant, trapped, powerless, and that your world or your relationship are ending. While things do not just get better or disappear from one day to another, I can help you (if I am the right therapist for you) look for the strength that is in you, and the space you need to breath more easily.
Life can demand so much of you at times. No time to go to a therapy office? Say no more! my services are completely online! Click on “Free 15-min Consultation.“
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and you can see if I am a good fit for your needs!
There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation.
meet your therapist
Hola! Yo soy Rubí
I wear different hats, I am a mother, a wife, an artist, a singer, and maybe your therapist. I have dealt with a difficult childhood and transitions all the while I kept trying to heal. When I had my daughter, I experienced post-partum depression and lost my father around that time. These experiences were painful and have provided me with a deep understanding and empathy for what you may be going through at this time.
I was born in Los Angeles, California, but my parents and I went back to El Salvador when I was 2 years old. Growing up I saw how domestic violence took over my family and the incredible pain that caused all the children in the home. As a young girl, I did not know how to cope with all of my emotions and distress and then, I discovered the power of music and it became my coping mechanism.
Wait, how did you pursue an education in psychology/counseling when you have a background in music? that is a question I get quite often.
Human behavior and how experiences shape us had always intrigued me and became curious since I discovered the healing aspect of music. Music provided me invaluable skills such as the ability to communicate, to apply ethics, to work successfully as a team, and to listen intently to what others have to say without judgement. In music there is a need of surrender, professionalism, love, and discipline. In a performance, a musician is often required to react and adjust to an unexpected event in a quick manner. Managing stressful events is a big part of music like in our lives. This is how music has prepared me to work with you collaboratively and do my best to help you work through your goals.
When appropriate, I incorporate my passion for art and music with clients while honoring their creativity choice. I have found that you can make the process of healing more bearable when you use your passions as coping techniques, just like I did when I was a child.
…Let’s go back to learn more about my education on mental health.
For my culminating Master degree project I develop a 3-day psychoeducational workshop curriculum called Inter-Generational Child Maltreatment in Latinx Families. This curriculum was designed to teach Latinx families how child maltreatment occurs and is passed on throughout generations. I gathered pre-existent research that provided evidence that there are several ways to break the cycle of generational child maltreatment.
I had the opportunity to work at a trauma center where I provided crisis intervention for families that had experienced sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. I also provided crisis intervention at a crisis line.
My experiences as a child led me to discover the world of psychotherapy. I want to help clients to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I felt I was alone as a child and I do not want you to be! You do not have to. Isn’t that amazing!
how i can support you
Individual Therapy
A place for you to process what is taking a toll on you, what has hurt you, or anything you heart desires to let out.
Couples Therapy
A place for you two to process what is getting in the way of your relationship, to find new ways of interaction and communication and heal what still hurts.
Workshops
A place to learn in a group setting a variety of topics that may interest you about mental health and relationships.
