Entre Nos AASECT Latine Sex Therapy Supervision

The Person of the Therapist Training Model presents a model that prepares therapists to make active and purposeful use of who they are, personally and professionally, in all aspects of the therapeutic process—relationship, assessment and intervention.  conscious and planned use of a therapist’s race, gender, culture, values, life experience, and in particular, personal vulnerabilities and struggles in how they relate and help clients.

Clinical supervision can then emphasize the purposeful utilization of self-in the moment—both flaws and strengths —in the therapeutic relationship in combination with the technical interventions with clients.

I teach my supervisees to address the whole person not just the presenting problem. This includes a person’s physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual  well-being.  Addressing the whole person in body-mind-heart-spirit can bring out the healthiest, happiest version of ourselves and heal. It also supports clients not to focus only performance and function, and see the whole of their sex and sexuality narrative. 

I have presented at various AASECT Conferences about the importance of embodiment techniques, to get clients back in their bodies rather than keeping them sitting while exploring thoughts and feelings. Embodiment or body-focused processes assist our clients in creating a different experience in the moment. Supervisees are guided through different processes to help them connect to their own bodies.

Intersectionality invites us to understand how culture, race, ethnicity, immigration experiences, language, gender, sexuality, spirituality, socioeconomic realities, ability, and other identities intersect and shape a person’s lived experience. These layers do not exist separately — they influence how people experience relationships, pleasure, shame, belonging, trauma, healing, and access to care.

In my work, I hold an intersectional lens by honoring the complexity of each client and clinician’s story. As a bilingual and bicultural therapist and supervisor, I recognize how family systems, religion, migration experiences, gender roles, cultural expectations, and intergenerational narratives shape the way people experience sexuality, relationships, identity, and healing. I strive to create spaces where these conversations can be explored with nuance, compassion, and cultural humility rather than through rigid or one-dimensional frameworks.

Equity recognizes that not everyone begins from the same place or has equal access to safety, education, healthcare, mentorship, or opportunities within the field of sexuality and mental health. True equity means acknowledging systemic barriers while creating pathways of support that honor people’s lived realities and identities.

I embody equity by intentionally creating supportive and accessible spaces for bilingual, bicultural, Latine, immigrant, and historically marginalized clinicians and clients. I understand that many people entering the field of sexuality have had limited access to culturally affirming mentorship, sex-positive education, or spaces where they feel fully understood. Through supervision, consultation, education, and community-building, I aim to reduce isolation while supporting clinicians in developing confidence, voice, and authenticity in their work.

Diversity honors the richness and complexity of human experience. This includes differences in race, ethnicity, nationality, language, culture, spirituality, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, relationship structures, ability, socioeconomic background, immigration experiences, and ways of knowing and healing.

My work celebrates diversity by welcoming the many ways people experience intimacy, relationships, family, spirituality, pleasure, embodiment, and connection. I approach sexuality work with openness and curiosity, recognizing that there is no single “right” way to experience or express sexuality. I deeply value the wisdom that emerges from different cultures, identities, and lived experiences, and I integrate that respect into the way I teach, supervise, and work clinically.

Inclusion is the creation of spaces where people feel genuinely welcomed, respected, seen, and safe enough to show up fully as themselves. It means fostering environments where people do not have to leave parts of themselves at the door in order to belong.

In my work, inclusion means creating spaces where bilingual, bicultural, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and marginalized individuals can exist without needing to constantly code-switch, explain, minimize, or separate parts of themselves. I intentionally cultivate warmth, relational safety, collaboration, and authenticity in my groups, supervision spaces, and clinical work. I believe healing deepens when people feel emotionally safe enough to bring their full selves into the room — including their language, humor, spirituality, grief, pleasure, culture, and vulnerability.

Much of what has historically been defined as “healthy,” “normal,” or “acceptable” within mental health and sexuality has been shaped through dominant Western and colonial frameworks. A decolonizing perspective invites us to question those assumptions and make space for multiple cultural realities, ancestral wisdoms, healing traditions, and lived experiences.

My approach to sexuality and relationship work is deeply decolonizing, relational, trauma-informed, somatic, and holistic. I believe healing cannot happen fully when people are forced to disconnect from their culture, spirituality, ancestry, or embodied wisdom in order to fit into dominant frameworks. In my work, I create space for conversations around cultural identity, intergenerational trauma, spirituality, ancestral narratives, pleasure, liberation, and reclaiming the body. I strive to honor both clinical excellence and the lived wisdom communities already carry within them.

A feminist lens recognizes the impact that power, patriarchy, oppression, gender expectations, and societal systems have on people’s relationships with their bodies, sexuality, identity, pleasure, voice, and sense of self. It values collaboration over hierarchy, empowerment over shame, and autonomy over control.

In my work, I integrate a feminist and relational perspective by helping clients and clinicians explore how cultural conditioning, gender roles, religious messages, family expectations, and systemic inequalities shape their experiences of sexuality, relationships, and worthiness. I believe in supporting people in reclaiming voice, agency, pleasure, boundaries, and authenticity in ways that feel aligned with their values and lived experiences. My approach emphasizes collaboration, curiosity, consent, mutual respect, and honoring the wisdom people already carry within themselves.