An Existential Field Office

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

Complex Grief & Trauma Specialist

Individual & Relationship Therapy

I am an Afro-Indigenous Latine therapist and PhD Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision with 29 years in Behavioral and Public Health serving QT/BIPOC and other minoritized communities, including 18 years in Physical Medicine as a Sports Specialist.

Comprehensive Approach

My interdisciplinary experience spans behavioral health, public health, physical medicine, counseling, and performance. I consider how body, mind, nervous system, culture, identity, relationships, spirituality, and performance interact—not just individual symptoms.

My Focus

I specialize in complex grief and trauma, especially when it affects:

• Body & nervous system
• Relationships & attachment
• Identity, culture & belonging
• Sleep
• Meaning, purpose & spirituality
• Performance

My approach is existential-integrative, trauma-responsive, culturally sustaining, neuroaffirming, and relational. Therapy is adapted to you, your context, your nervous system, and what matters to you.

The Common Thread

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

Therapy makes room for the psychological, relational, cultural, embodied, and spiritual dimensions of healing—without telling you 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

Sessions & Fees

All appointments are 1-hr.

Private Pay

Individual Therapy — $150

Relationship Therapy — $185

Insurance

Select insurance plans accepted. 

Benefits and out-of-pocket costs vary by plan.

Accessibility

Accessibility Rate — $125 

No income documentation required

Open Path Collective — $70

For eligible Open Path clients

Reduced-fee spaces are limited and subject to availability.

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.