My name is Sofía, and I am a general health psychologist. My work focuses primarily on providing psychological care to adults, and my approach is based on behavior analysis, using an integrative perspective grounded in scientific evidence.
In therapy, I’m interested in understanding what’s really going on in a person’s life, rather than focusing solely on the symptoms they present. For me, it’s important to understand how they got to this point, what’s causing certain ways of thinking, feeling, or acting to persist, and what meaning these may have held for them. From there, we can work together to find new ways of coping with what causes them distress—ways that are more helpful for their life.
I believe that many of the ways we think, feel, and act have emerged as ways for us to adapt to certain circumstances. Although they may have helped us at one point, over time they may cease to be useful and begin to cause us suffering. My goal is to help people understand these patterns, discover other alternatives, and find ways to cope with situations that are more helpful to them.
I primarily work with issues related to anxiety, depression, and mood disorders; self-esteem; difficulties in interpersonal relationships; emotional regulation; stress; and difficulties related to eating and one’s relationship with food, as well as various situations of psychological distress that may arise throughout one’s life.
I view therapy as a collaborative process. It’s not about telling the patient what to do, but rather about supporting them so they can better understand what’s happening in their life and actively participate in the process of change. It’s important to me that the person feels heard, understood, and free from judgment, and that they gradually acquire tools they can also use outside of therapy.
Although my primary focus is behavioral analysis, I incorporate tools from cognitive-behavioral therapy and contextual therapies, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), choosing those I consider most appropriate for each person’s needs and goals.
My goal is to provide a welcoming and safe space where we can understand what is happening, make sense of what we are going through, and work together to bring about changes that improve the person’s well-being and daily life.