Hello, my name is David (he/him/his).  I am a bilingual queer latinx, son of immigrant parents and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#118466) located in Los Angeles, California. I have a passion for mental health and social justice.

Being born to immigrant parents from Mexico and being queer has shaped my approach to therapy. These lived experiences have been a gift and have afforded me the opportunity to look at my queerness beyond the binary of sex and sexuality towards a queerness of accepting myself and others for all of who they are. As a therapist, I seek to honor and foster the inherent power of your unique lived experiences to use as tools to explore and heal your own life. 

Taking care of self is a daily (moment to moment, really) practice for me. In my free time I enjoy taking road trips to Big Sur, talking/tending to my plants, allowing myself to be still when I need to, and playing with my pug, Peanut.

• M.S. Counseling: Marriage and Family Therapy

  California State University, Long Beach

• B.A. Psychology

  University of California, San Diego

I have been a practicing therapist since 2014. Throughout my practice, I have worked primarily serving children, adolescents, and adults of color within the community mental health agency system.

Why I Became a Therapist

I am not exempt from the suffering inherent in the human condition. Being human and feeling the hard stuff is what inspired me to do this work in my own treatment, in my daily life practice, and to support others in their journey. I remember the moment in therapy as a teenager that I felt deeply seen, heard, and understood. I felt that all of me and all of what I was experiencing was okay. I felt limitless. I was moved to tears. The unconditional positive regard I experienced allowed me the freedom and safety to move through and explore difficult emotional spaces. I knew in this moment I wanted to facilitate healing for others through therapy. I seek to be transparent in my process to allow people to know that healing is non-linear and an eternally evolving process.