Esperanza Winters (she/her)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches you to recognize and change unhelpful thinking patterns that can lead to stress, anxiety, or depression. By challenging these thoughts and learning new ways to approach problems, you can feel more in control and improve your mood. CBT is like giving your mind a helpful reset, allowing you to respond to life’s challenges in a healthier, more balanced way.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you embrace life's challenges while staying true to your values. Instead of fighting painful thoughts or feelings, ACT teaches you to accept them as part of your experience. You focus on what truly matters to you and commit to actions that align with your values. It’s about living a meaningful life, even when things get tough, by learning to handle stress in a way that doesn’t hold you back from what you care about most.

The woman you see in the mirror is not the person you desire to be. Too often you compare yourself to others, which leaves you feeling worthless. Your physical health has fallen by the wayside, and the pounds won’t stop piling up. I will help you gain the confidence to start living the life you imagined.

From the outside, your life looks full. You have the job, friends, and relationship you want, yet you feel unsettled inside. Nights are full of thoughts, and you get little to no rest. Running on fumes you try to make make good choices. You’ve been struggling to accomplish your goals because your mood hasn’t been stable. Overwhelmed and irritable at times and you feel like you want to run away. Let’s problem solve this together.

Being a mother, sibling, friend, partner and employee is just one of the many roles we have. When you are more loyal to others than yourself it’s natural to lose sight of who we are and what we need. Learning to prioritize yourself can help you to better connect and have more meaningful relationships with loved ones.You don’t have to struggle with unfulfilled relationships. You don’t have to do this alone.

Draining relationships suck up your time, cause you stress, make you question your worth, and who you are. Without clarity, your interactions continue to be unfulfilling and nothing changes. In therapy, we will take a look at your attachment styles and how you participate in relationships. We will examine roles within relationships and identify unhealthy dynamics. Prioritizing communication, resolving conflict, and establishing boundaries.

Sleepless nights and dreading tomorrow doesn’t have to be your life. Together we will work to find the underlying reasons why things have been so overwhelming for you, and learn the skills to manage how you feel. In therapy, we will increase your awareness of your stressors and stress response. We will develop strategies to help you start focusing on the things you can control. Learning coping strategies will help you to deal with the things you are unable to.

Brainspotting is a powerful way to heal from emotional pain and trauma. Imagine your brain has a few spots where difficult memories or feelings get stuck. In brainspotting, I will helps you find these "brainspots" by guiding your eye movements. Once a spot is found, your brain can begin to process and release the trapped emotions or stress. It’s like unlocking a door to let those old, heavy feelings out, helping you feel lighter, more at peace, and better able to move forward in your life.