she’s an explorer, unafraid to travel within her heart and mind, ready to discover new spaces to heal -releasing burdens and planting wisdom wherever her awareness takes her.

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Meet Cynthia

Thank you for being here and staying for a while. I am Cynthia, a California-based LCSW & Wellness Companion who offers nature-inspired support to women who are moving along their healing journey. Women who are learning to know, accept and love themselves on all levels. Women who are focusing on personal growth and self-awareness, ready to explore and shed outdated conditioning that holds them back from living an authentic life. Women who are ready to fill in the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Women who are ready to reconnect with the parts of themselves that have felt disconnected for too long. Women seeking growth, transformation, joy, peace and rest.

I come from a lineage of matriarchs, who played vital roles in my family despite their lived experiences with traumas and adversity. A maternal grandmother who followed her wild and chose personal freedom over traditional cultural norms. A paternal grandmother who despite devastating losses, resourced the resilience in her to build a new life as she navigated her lifelong grief. A mother who worked tirelessly in and out of the home to ensure we were well taken care of, nourished, educated, loved and safe. Women who pushed aside their own rest, care, happiness and healing to keep our family together, to make sure we were all “okay,” to stay “strong” for us. For their light + dark, I am grateful. Their unhealed parts + dis-ease inspired me to learn how to love + care for myself, to prioritize my wellness and healing, they sparked a wellness revolution within me…I hope to inspire that in you.

My Bio & Approach

I have been privileged to serve individuals, families, communities and organizations for over 15 years in the capacity of a therapist, parenting coach, consultant, clinical supervisor and professor. I completed my master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California where I currently serve on faculty as an adjunct professor for the School of Social Work. My training and clinical experience are in the areas of trauma+attachment, somatic embodiment, self-compassion, nonviolent parenting and nature therapy.

My approach is person-centered, providing you with a nonjudgmental and affirming space. Our sessions prioritize your inner world. I am your gentle guide to help you release and simply just be. I deeply value that you are the expert on your lived experience.

You have the strength+resilience within. I am your companion along the way to help you remember your light.

In any of this resonates, I am inviting you to connect with me. Let’s get well together.

My Background

Known as Cindy to close friends + family. I was born in the Fall of 1975 to immigrant parents from Durango, Mexico. Born and raised in the South Bay, Los Angeles, I am the eldest of three sisters and the mother to two children, a creative millennial daughter and loving Gen Z son. I have been partnered with my husband of almost 20 years, we own a coffee shop together in Redondo Beach, Ca where we currently live.

I can help with..

stress & anxiety

coping skills

adjustments & changes

parenting support

developing self awareness and an authentic self

identifying patterns in emotions, thoughts, and relationships

family conflict, guilt and shame

self esteem

grief & loss

Let’s Connect.

Please use the space below to schedule a no-cost 20-minute consultation with me so that we can explore what offering you are most interested in.