Why Cope When You Can Recover 

Mateo Arias | LPCC, NCC, BCS

Complex Grief & Trauma Specialist

I am an Afro-Indigenous Latine therapist with 28 years of experience in behavioral and public health, including 17 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.

Core Focus Areas

Adverse Effects of Mindfulness-Based Practices & Interventions:

Distressing or destabilizing experiences associated with meditation, mindfulness practices & mindfulness-based interventions

Bicultural Trauma: Culture • Identity • Belonging • Intergenerational & family dynamics

Chronic Pain & Functional Symptoms: Bruxism • Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) • IBS • Pelvic floor dysfunction  •Phantom limb pain • Migraines • TMD

Coercive Control & Relational Trauma: Abusive relationships • Family systems • High-control groups & cults • Relationship recovery

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

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

Neurodivergence & Cognitive Changes: Autism • ADHD • Memory and cognitive changes • TBI

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

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.

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 & Group 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.