Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape changes, the people change, our needs change, but the train keeps moving. Life is the train, not the station.”
Paulo Coelho
Specialties/Populations
Rebeca is a bilingual, Spanish-speaking therapist trained in art therapy and uses a person-centered, trauma-informed, mindfulness, CBT, and expressive arts approach to guide people in their healing journey.
She specializes in working with adolescents and adults experiencing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, and stressful life transitions. She also has experience covering topics of prejudice, racism, acculturation, trauma, community injustices, and LGBTQUIA.
Rebeca enjoys providing a safe space to empower people through the arts and truly believes that art making can help people express their life and authentic feelings when words just can’t.
Trainings/Modalities/Certifications
- CBT & Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Person-Centered Therapy
Previous Clinical Experience
Prior to joining The Viva Center, Rebeca worked as a School Based Mental Health Therapist at Mary’s Center. There, she provided a safe space for clients and the caregivers and provided virtual art therapy and therapeutic play techniques. She also has experience teaching therapeutic art classes to adults and families in Maryland and DC. She has facilitated an open studio art therapy approach and organized art shows with those experiencing homelessness at a homeless service provider agency in DC.
Rebeca has experience with individual outpatient therapy to adolescents and adults, and inpatient group therapy with adults, adolescents, and children. Prior to clinical therapy work, she worked as bilingual case manager at a high school providing advocacy, and support to at-risk and immigrant students and families with connections to community and school resources. Rebeca has also provided training to other helping professionals on how to use the different art techniques in their therapy sessions.
Education
Rebeca received her Master’s of Arts in Art Therapy from George Washington University in DC. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Studio Art at Queens University of Charlotte in NC.
To learn more about working with this clinician, please email ana@vivapartnership.com for more information.
First Meeting Documents
In preparation for the first visit, you will be asked to fill out the following forms:
Informed Consent
Each of our Clinical Associates is a licensed practitioner. As required by licensure, treatment under a licensed practitioner is confidential. This form explains limitations to that confidentiality required by licensure. It also outlines the collaborative nature of the therapeutic relationship and co-responsibility for treatment outcomes.
Financial Agreement
This form outlines The Viva Center’s financial policies. Here at Viva, we offer special accommodations to assist with cash flow and to simplify payments. As a professional courtesy, clients opting to pay with a credit card are not billed until the end of the month, although fees are technically due at the time of service. This allows time for insurance to send reimbursement closer to the time of payment.
Client Questionnaire
This form serves 2 purposes: It helps to capture the baseline experience when beginning treatment, allowing for an opportunity to take stock of current status. It also helps the clinician gather important background information without taking extra time in the first session. The first page of this form is required, and the others are supplemental. It is fine to exercise the decision to leave out any areas of the form. Please keep in mind any areas elected not to be disclosed at this time may be relevant to treatment outcomes.
Credit Card Authorization Form
This form is only required if electing to use a credit card to pay for services. Conveniently, this form only needs to be filled out once and is stored securely. Payment with cash or checks is also accepted.
