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Mariana sees individuals ages 18+

I work with individuals who have learned to be highly attuned to others, often becoming the one who takes care of others emotionally, carries more than their share of responsibility, or closely tracks others’ needs and reactions within their families or relationships. Many of the clients I work with developed these patterns in contexts where connection and approval were tied to performance—learning to anticipate, adapt, and get it “right” in order to secure safety or belonging. These survival strategies are often accompanied by a persistent sense of guilt, self-doubt, or feeling “not enough,” while also creating distance from one’s own needs, relationship to self, and access to agency.

My approach is collaborative, relational, and grounded in the belief that you are the authority on your own experience. I integrate somatic therapy and parts work to support clients in exploring their thoughts, emotions, and histories alongside how these experiences are held in the body and nervous system. Together, we slow things down to build embodied awareness, honor your body’s wisdom, and gently expand what feels possible in how you relate to yourself, to others, and to the world around you. I trust that clients already hold the capacity for healing; our work offers a supportive container to help you access your inner resources and inherent wholeness.

As a queer, multi-heritage therapist who grew up in an immigrant family, I am especially attuned to the ways identity, environment, and systems shape our experiences. I view embodiment as integral to honoring the fullness of our humanity, repairing the impacts of harm, and nurturing more liberatory ways of being. This lens informs how I understand the wounds we carry—not simply as individual experiences, but as shaped by relational, cultural, and systemic contexts.

I am currently in my final year as a Master’s student in the Counseling Psychology program at Temple University. Prior to joining Prism Therapy Center, I worked as a somatic practitioner (Somatic Support Philly), public health researcher, and direct service worker in LGBTQIA+, Latine, and Jewish communities. I hold an M.A. in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from New York University and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

Outside of the office, I enjoy spending time with loved ones—including my cat Henry—swimming in the ocean, and eating delicious food.