ARE YOU HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN PARENTING?

You have been struggling to understand how to parent your child. You have done everything you can to help your child, but nothing seems to help. You as the parent are continuously receiving phone calls from school/ daycare or your child is engaging in school refusal, and you are worried about losing your job.  You are wondering if your style of parenting is making things worst.  You are desperately searching for answers, and the sense of defeat is lurking. 

It's hard to stop the thoughts. It's hard to stop engaging in the behaviors.  You have tried before but nothing seems to work. When you do try to stop, the anxiety festers until you cave in to avoid the bad thing from happening that your mind tells you will come true. Or you spend countless hours making sure everything has to be "just right" and by the time you complete the tasks the entire day is gone. Whether you are the parent of a child who has OCD, a child or adult who struggles with OCD, it can be debilitating.

 I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in practice since 2015. I’ve worked in multiple different settings including an agency focused on substance use assessments and recovery, psychiatric hosptial, immigration center for children, community mental health and a group practice. 

Throughout my career as a therapist, I have I've assisted children, teens, adults and families find healing from a variety of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, OCD, acute stress/trauma and parenting distress. My specialties include utilizing evidence-based therapies such as ERP for OCD, play therapy, CPT for PTSD, Trauma Focused CBT, Mindfulness and parenting that focuses on creating a healthy child-parent relationship.  

My humble beginnings began in Houston, Tx where I was born and raised. My mother migrated from Mexico to the U.S at the age of 23 knowing little English. Though the struggles of being first generation, I learned the power of resilience. Although my mother could not provide much financially, she provided me with love and support which was all I needed to foster growth. Through my relationship with my mother the values of hope, faith, resilience and the importance of family relationships were instilled. Had it not been for my mother believing in me, I probably would not have made it this far in life. In opening my practice, I made it my mission to provide all my clients with the same support that was given to me by my mother and to assist parents in building a healthy relationship with their children. I know personally what a healthy parent-child relationship can do for each child. 

After all, I named my practice after my mother, Esperanza (Hope).