Pivot Collaborative

a collective focused on race, gender and inclusion

You hold the answers that you are looking for – my role as your therapist is to work in partnership with you to bring those skills, capacities, and experiences to the forefront. My personal identities (i.e. Latinx, South Asian), along with my education in psychology, religion, and social work, inform my practice through an anti-oppression lens that is affirming of people on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, people of all racial identities, sizes, and religions, parenting and non-parenting people, diverse relationship structures, kinksters, people who have been incarcerated, and people who work(ed) in underregulated economies (i.e. sex workers).

While I have been practicing therapy since 2021, my work with people spans nine years via interning, crisis work, group facilitation, outreach, and case management. The majority of my professional career has been focused on people on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, young people who were “at-risk” of high school drop-out, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. I enjoy working with adults and adolescents alike.

I enjoy using components of motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a person-centered, relational, and strengths-based approach. I am certified in Trauma-Focused CBT and have completed both sexual assault and domestic violence 40-hour trainings.

Let’s set up a consult and see if we’re the right fit!

Sumara is a licensed fellow working on her clinical licensure.

Pronouns: she/her/ella

Tu tienes las respuestas que buscas – mi función como terapeuta es trabajar en colaboración contigo para poner en primer plano tus habilidades, capacidades y experiencias. Mis identidades (i.e. latinx y asiatica del sur), junto con mi educación en psicología, religión y trabajo social, informan mi práctica a través de una lente anti-opresión que afirma a las personas en el espectro LGBTQ+, personas de todos identidades raciales, tamaños, y religiones, padres y personas que no son padres, estructuras de relaciones diversas, practicantes de BDSM, personas que han estado encarceladas y personas que trabajan en economías subreguladas (como trabajo sexual).

Aunque practico terapia desde 2021, mi trabajo con personas abarca casi 10 años por pasantías, trabajo de crisis, facilitación de grupos, divulgación y gestión de casos. La mayor parte de mi carrera profesional se ha centrado en jóvenes que estaban “riesgo” de abandonar la escuela secundaria, y sobrevivientes de violencia domestica y sexual. Me encanta trabajar con adultos y adolescentes.

Me gusta usar componentes de entrevista motivacional, terapia narrativa y terapia cognitiva conductual (TCC) con un enfoque centrado en la persona, relacional y basado en fortalezas. Estoy certificada en TCC centrada en el trauma y he completado capacitaciones de 40 horas sobre agresión sexual y violencia doméstica.

¡Hagamos una consulta para ver si somos compatible!

Sumara is a licensed fellow working on her clinical licensure.

Pronouns: she/her/ella