Ariana Figueroa

My communication style

My communication style is compassionate, understanding, and grounded in creating a safe and supportive space for clients to feel heard and understood. I use validation to acknowledge and honor each client’s experiences while helping them explore their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors without judgment.

My journey to mental healthcare

My journey to become a therapist was driven by wanting a better understanding of people and how similar experiences can impact and shape us in different ways. As a person of color, I have always wanted to create a safe space for client's to feel heard especially within communities where stigmas around mental health may be present.

My goals for you

In setting treatment goals, I use a collaborative approach meaning that the client is expressing areas they want to focus on and as a partnership, we build skills and plans to address those goals according to client comfortability.

Our first session

Our first session is the greatest opportunity for us to get to know each other and discuss what brings you to therapy. I have a strong belief in moving according to each client's comfortability and the first session is a great way to get a better understanding of what experiences have brought you to this moment and the pace you would like to set.

I identify as...

• Female
• Hispanic or Latinx
• Spiritual