Why Cope When You Can Recover 

Teo Arias | PhD Cand., LPCC, NCC, BCS

Complex Grief & Trauma Specialist

I am an Afro-Indigenous Latine therapist with 29 years of experience in Behavioral and Public Health, including 18 years in Physical Medicine as a Sports Specialist. My interdisciplinary background informs an existential-integrative approach that considers the whole person—body, mind, culture, relationships, spirituality, and performance.

I specialize in complex grief & trauma—especially when its effects extend into the body, relationships, identity, culture, spirituality, sleep, & nervous system. My existential-humanistic approach also creates space to explore meaning, purpose, belonging, mortality, and spiritual concerns without requiring religious belief.

The Common Thread

Trauma and grief can affect more than the past. They can shape how we relate, sleep, think, experience our bodies, make meaning, & understand ourselves and our place in the world.

My approach creates space for the psychological, relational, cultural, embodied, & spiritual dimensions of healing—without prescribing what you should believe.

Core Focus Areas

Adverse Effects of Mindfulness-Based Practices & Interventions: Distressing or destabilizing experiences associated with meditation, mindfulness practices & mindfulness-based interventions

Bicultural Trauma: Belonging • Culture • Identity

• Intergenerational & Family Dynamics • QT/BIPOC

• Structural & Systemic Trauma

Chronic Pain & Functional Symptoms: Bruxism • Fibromyalgia • Functional Neurological Disorder • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction  • Phantom Limb Pain • Migraines • Temporomandibular Disorder

Coercive Control & Relational Trauma: Abusive relationships • Family Systems • High-control groups & cults 

Existential & Spiritual Concerns: Belonging • Grief • Meaning • Mortality  • Purpose • Religious or spiritual transitions • Secular spirituality • Spiritual injury

Insomnia & Sleep:  Chronic pain • Hyperarousal • Nervous-system dysregulation • Trauma-related sleep difficulties

Neurodivergence & Cognitive Changes: ADHD • Autism • Memory & cognitive changes • Traumatic Brain Injuries

Performance & Sport Psychology: Athletic identity • Confidence • Focus • Mental preparation • Injury & recovery • Performance pressure • Performance transitions   

• Sustainable performance

Relationships: Attachment • Betrayal • Boundaries 

• Communication • Consensual Non-Monogamy

• Intercultural Dynamics • Intimacy • Intimate Partner Aggression • Neurodivergence • QT/BIPOC• Sex 

• Staying or Leaving • Trust 

Ways We Can Work Together

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — Values, flexibility & meaningful action

Biofeedback  — Heart-rate variability, stress regulation & nervous-system awareness

Brainspotting — Trauma & emotional processing

Clinical Hypnotherapy — Focused attention & behavioral change

CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) — Sleep & insomnia

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) — Trauma & nervous-system responses

EMDR — Trauma & distressing memories

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) — Emotions, needs & relationship patterns

Existential-Humanistic Therapy — Meaning, identity, choice & authenticity

Gottman Method — Communication, connection & relationships

Medical Hypnotherapy — Pain, physical symptoms & mind-body concerns

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) — Chronic pain & learned pain responses

Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) — Openness, flexibility & connection

Solution-Oriented Therapy — Strengths, possibilities & practical next steps

I know that Healing happens in relationship—with yourself, your body, your history, & your community. I offer a collaborative, culturally responsive approach supporting the mental health, trauma recovery, & personal growth of women & femmes.

How I work: I integrate CBT, DBT, and somatic approaches, balancing practical skills & insight with attention to emotions, embodied experiences, & the ways trauma can shape everyday life.

Why it matters: Therapy should make room for the full complexity of who you are. Together, we can build greater emotional well-being, strengthen your sense of agency, & support meaningful change while honoring your identities, relationships, culture, and lived experience.

Core Focus Areas

Trauma & Emotional Health: Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual trauma, & trauma-related concerns.

Intimate Partner Violence: Healing from domestic violence, coercive relationships, & financial abuse while rebuilding safety, autonomy, & self-trust.

Identity & Family: Navigating family conflict, identity concerns, relational patterns, & challenges associated with personality disorders.

Traditional Afro-Caribbean Spirituality Integration: Culturally informed exploration & education related to traditional medicines, Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions, & African spiritual healing practices.

Ways to work together: Individual Therapy

The Bottom Line

Therapy can be a space to understand what you've experienced, reconnect with yourself, develop practical tools, & create change that reflects who you are & how you want to live.

Keke Perez | MSW

Individual & Relationship Therapy

One-on-one sessions for adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, or personal growth. We work at your pace using approaches tailored to your needs.

A collaborative space for relationships  to rebuild communication, navigate conflict, and deepen connection. Practical tools alongside deeper emotional work.

Group Therapy

A collaborative space for partners to rebuild communication, navigate conflict, and deepen connection. Practical tools alongside deeper emotional work.

EMDR, Brainspotting, CBT-I for Insomnia, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Deep Brain Reorienting, Medical Hypnotherapy, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, & Neuroaffirming ACT

Specialized, evidence-based approaches for processing anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, trauma, and distressing memories. Effective for those who feel stuck in traditional talk therapy.

Clinical Consultation Groups

Case Consultation & Processing Groups for Mental Health Professionals

Somatics, Yoga, & Wellness Coaching

Trauma Responsive Somatics, Yoga,  Strength & Conditioning.

Trauma Responsive Yoga Teacher Training & Continued Education.