Hello, I am Jackie, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in trauma and anxiety. I work with adults who feel stuck in survival mode, struggling with chronic anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and constant overwhelm.

I specialize in childhood trauma, relationship trauma, and first-generation stress, and I bring my Latina background into my work with clients who are navigating cultural expectations, family pressure, and the emotional weight of being the strong one. Using nervous-system-based, trauma-informed approaches, I help you move beyond just understanding your experiences to actually calming your nervous system.

My approach is warm, trauma-informed, and practical. I help you heal anxiety and past experiences at the root, not just talk about them. Together, we work on calming your nervous system, easing perfectionism and people-pleasing, and helping you reconnect with what truly matters to you so life feels more grounded and manageable.

I work with clients to understand how their past relationships, upbringing, and trauma show up in the present. In therapy, we focus on building coping tools, self-awareness, and resilience so you feel more equipped to handle life's challenges.

Specialties

Trauma and anxiety, childhood and relationship trauma, first-generation stress, perfectionism and people-pleasing, nervous-system-based and trauma-informed therapy, culturally responsive Latina therapy, psychotherapy for adults.

Languages

English and Spanish.

Services

Jackie provides individual psychotherapy at R&C Psychiatry and Integrative Medicine in Pembroke Pines, FL. Learn more about our broader psychotherapy services on our Psychotherapy page.