Associates
I supervise several associates who are caring, compassionate, and competent clinicians working towards independent licensure. You can read more about their work and request a consultation with them below to inquire about availability and becoming a client.
Andie Tijerina, MA, LMHCA
(she/her/hers)
My highest priority as your therapist is to cultivate a warm, compassionate space where you feel safe to be completely yourself. I value your unique story and strive to build genuine, affirming connections. You can be free of pressure to uphold effortful roles you’ve been carrying (e.g. thestrong one, the responsible one, the “perfect” one, the helper...). This is your time to explorewhat restores you and what makes you feel alive. At the same time, we’ll learn what burdens you with stress, depression, anxiety, relational struggles, or chronic pain/illness.
My trauma-informed approach pulls from Internal Family Systems (IFS), relational therapy, and psychodynamic therapy to help clients discover and gently shift patterns that have been contributing to daily challenges. I integrate existentialism, mindfulness techniques, somatic therapy, and Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT) to support individuals with raising self-awareness, befriending their emotions, building their inner resources, and living a more embodied, fulfilling life. For individuals with chronic pain/illness, I apply interventions from Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy (EAET). These methods can greatly reduce the fear and powerlessness that so often comes with chronic conditions, which ultimately leads to improvements in symptoms.