Cristina ArenalesMarriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT (she, her)

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Overtime our creative and determined mind develops ideals, patterns, and ways of thinking about the world, ourselves, and others. These things that at one point were protective, supportive, and preserved us can overtime unknowingly to us be the very thing that gets in our way preventing us from living the life we ultimately desire. It can manifest itself in ways such as feeling frustrated with ourselves, self hate, feeling stuck, disconnection, insecurity, confusion, depression, self erasure, and maybe suicidal thoughts. View 4 Photos I focus on addressing defenses as they arise in therapy through an established therapeutic relationship with you so you can experience the insight and bravery you need to make positive change. My approach is grounded in integrative psychodynamic therapy. As a queer poc therapist I believe in the significance of ones individual context and intersectionality.

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