About me
​There is no single answer or magic pill to improve mental health in the blink of an eye.
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Mental Health is not only in your mind, but is subject to numerous factors such as the environment where you live and work, life events you are going through, and even the type of personal relationships you develop.
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I grew up under the hot South American sun, in Paraguay, but emigrated to the UK in 2008, which produced great changes in my life, and thus I developed Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
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Being multilingual, for 20 years my work experience had been in international sales and customer service; sectors characterised for multitasking in fast paced environments, high pressure, and the constant pursuit of targets.
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I needed to make big changes in my life style after dealing with persistent anxiety for years that led me to a very severe depression.
For a long time I dealt with my health challenges like many people do, with medication only.
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Things didn´t change for me until I went to therapy and decided to understand my issues, and implemented other techniques that would help me to recover with solid foundations, and I recovered control over my life.
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​The experience, however, gave me a good insight as a patient into common mental health issues, the changes we experience in our sense of self, perceptions of the world, and the challenges people face in the process of looking for healing.
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​I did a lot of research to understand why it was taking so long for me to recover, and I published four books in the process, and in my late 30s made the difficult decision to pivot my career towards Counselling.
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It was again a very big change, this time in my professional life that would take place for a few years.
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I trained in organisational stress management and individual stress, to understand issues at work that could affect our health. I also took a training in Workplace Chaplaincy and worked for some years for the Police and Rescue Team in Derbyshire. ​In following years I trained in Person Centred Counselling until I became a BACP Accredited Counsellor.
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More recently, I have been working with NHS patients and staff. ​​Through a private practice I work with clients from different backgrounds providing online counselling.
I work with neurotypical and neurodivergent clients, with adults, teenagers and children from age 11. ​​​​I work also around gender and sexual diversity. I have vast experience providing Pride Counselling.
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Since I have been a Chaplain in the past, I can also provide Faith Counselling for those who choose to include spirituality or their faiths and beliefs into their therapy, regardless of their backgrounds and conditions.
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Nowadays I am a Counsellor, but since I have a lived experience with mental health issues myself, I have a unique dual perspective.
I am fluent in English, and Spanish.
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​I provide reduced fees for NHS staff, teachers, single parents, and members of the Police and Rescue Services.