Specialties

Women’s Health Concerns and Issues

As a woman you may feel as if you are expected to know how to balance career, love life, family, and personal life with ease. It's difficult not to compare yourself to others and wonder why it seems like they have found that magical work-life balance. The truth is that we all struggle more than we are willing to admit.

Cultural and societal pressures often keep us from being vulnerable about our experiences. The shame when not meeting the expectations that come with women's "roles" can be very real. On top of that many important issues go unaddressed or hidden because it has been deemed inappropriate to discuss topics such as our health and bodies.

Your Concerns:

• Family Roles

• Career

• Fertility

• Pregnancy

• Motherhood

• Advanced Maternal Age

• Menstrual Health

• Hormonal Concerns

• PCOS

• Endometriosis

• Uterine Issues

• Cancer

• Fibroids

• Mastectomy and Hysterectomy

Young Adult and Young Professional Issues

I recall how confusing and overwhelming it was during my transition from adolescence to adulthood. As a young adult you may feel unprepared when suddenly you are expected to make very important life decisions. It may be scary trying to figure out what is normal and whether you are "on track" towards some indefinite yet all-important future.

You may be thinking, "What is the right decision? How will I know I'm making the right decision? What if I make a mistake?”

Frustratingly, when you ask for support you may only be encouraged to “do your best and it’ll all work out.” On the one hand, you may feel supported and encouraged yet also confused, and unsure. You are being told you are an adult and yet it may not feel that you are, especially if you are still living with parents and abiding by their rules. 

Your Concerns:

• Starting College

• Starting a Career

• Impostor Syndrome

• Becoming an Adult

• Body Image

• Dating

• Bullying

• Peer Pressure

• Identity Issues

• Coming Out

• Social Skills

Cultural and Generational Issues

Growing up as a first generation Mexican-American was a bit of a roller coaster. If you are like me, you may feel a connection to your family’s culture and heritage yet feel that you live in a world that doesn’t fully understand those parts of you. When I was a young child, my parents were able to move our family away to a more suburban white community that lacked diversity.

I understand what it can be like to struggle to make friends outside of your immediate and extended family, and the difficulty that comes with being a parentified child having to help parents manage day to day issues. I also understand what it is to feel like an outsider both in your home and outside of your home—to try to fit in to two different, sometimes conflicting, worlds, and the difficulty that comes with personally identifying with two different cultures.

Often you are in a position where you need to bridge your two worlds together and establish new family norms while challenging and breaking traditional beliefs that are possibly outdated or difficult to uphold.  

Your Concerns:

• Generational Gaps

• Ethnic/Cultural Identity

• Not Fitting In and Trying to Adjust

• Managing Family Expectations/Values

• Confronting Unhealthy Family Dynamics

• Breaking Unhealthy Family Cycles

• Experiencing Racism, Prejudice, and Bias