Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse

A Safe Space to Be Seen, Heard, and Whole

Surviving childhood sexual abuse is something no one should ever have to carry alone.

Maybe you’ve held your story in silence for years. Maybe it’s only now that the memories are surfacing. Maybe you've always felt like something was “off” but couldn’t name it until recently. However it shows up—you are not alone. And none of it was your fault.

As a trauma therapist and a survivor, I understand how complex and painful this healing journey can be. My work is grounded in creating a safe, culturally responsive space for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to heal, reclaim their voice, and reconnect with the parts of themselves that had to go quiet to survive.

The Lingering Impacts of CSA

Childhood sexual abuse often leaves invisible wounds that linger long after the abuse ends. These experiences can shape how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and how safe you feel in your own body.

You might be navigating:

  • Difficulty trusting others or setting boundaries

  • Chronic shame or self-blame

  • Disconnection from your body or emotions

  • Anxiety, depression, or trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)

  • Feeling “too much,” “too sensitive,” or like you're constantly on alert

  • A harsh inner critic or people-pleasing patterns

These are not signs of weakness—they are the survival strategies your system developed to protect you. You’re not broken. You adapted. And now, you deserve the chance to heal.

How I Support Survivors in Healing

You don’t have to retell every detail of your trauma to begin healing. My approach is gentle, collaborative, and always led by your readiness and consent.

I use a blend of trauma-informed modalities that help you heal emotionally, cognitively, and somatically:

✧ EMDR Therapy

To help reprocess traumatic memories in a way that reduces emotional intensity and supports nervous system regulation.

✧ Parts Work (IFS-Informed)

To compassionately connect with your inner system—honoring the parts of you that carry pain, protectiveness, or shame, and helping them find relief.

✧ Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

For some clients, integrating ketamine-assisted therapy can help access deeper healing and inner wisdom that feels harder to reach in talk therapy alone.

This integrative, client-centered work helps survivors begin to feel safe again—in their bodies, in their relationships, and in their own truth.

You Are Not Alone in This

Many of the survivors I work with have said:

  • “I’ve never told anyone this before…”

  • “I feel like I should be over it by now.”

  • “It wasn’t as bad as what others went through.”

  • “I hate that I still blame myself.”

These thoughts are common—but they aren’t the whole truth. Your pain matters. Your story matters. You matter.

Healing is not about forgetting what happened. It’s about no longer letting it define your worth or your future.

Culturally Responsive Care for Latinx & BIPOC Survivors

If you grew up in a culture where abuse was minimized, denied, or kept silent, it can feel even more confusing and isolating to speak your truth. As a bilingual, first-generation Latina therapist, I hold space for the cultural, spiritual, and generational layers that often shape the CSA healing journey in Latinx, immigrant, and BIPOC communities.

In this space, you don’t have to translate your pain—or your strength.

Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?

You deserve a life where you don’t have to carry shame. Where your story is honored—not dismissed. Where healing doesn’t just feel possible—it feels real.

📍 Available for therapy in California and Nevada 📍 In-person sessions available in Pasadena, CA  🗓 Schedule a free consultation

You're not too late. You're not too damaged. You are worthy of healing—and it's okay to start now.

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