Children don't always have the words for what they've been through. Sometimes teens have the words and no one they trust enough to say them to. My work is to become that person, and to make the therapy room a place where a young person can finally set down what they've been carrying. I work primarily with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma, and with the parents and caregivers who love them. Before joining Healing Place, I served families as a bilingual trauma therapist at Joliet Township Behavioral Services, where I saw every day how much it matters to be understood in your own language. When a parent can explain their worry in Spanish, or a child can move between both languages the way they do at home, the work goes deeper. Nothing gets lost, and no one has to translate their pain. I am trained in EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, Sand Tray Therapy, and DBT, and I choose the approach that fits the child rather than asking the child to fit the approach. For some kids, that means building a world in the sand before they can talk about their own. For some teens, it means learning skills to get through the hardest moments first. We go at your child's pace, and you are part of the process from the start. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois and practice under the clinical supervision of Lorraine Guerrero Neumayer, LCSW, founder of Healing Place. Si usted o su hijo/a necesita apoyo, estoy aquí para escucharle. Hablo español.