Mija Serrano (she/her)

Specializing in EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health. EMDR can help caregivers who… Are struggling with overwhelming experiences before, during, or after a pregnancy; Are experiencing maternal depression, body image concerns, breastfeeding challenges, attachment issues between baby and caregivers, grief for their life before baby, and adjusting to a whole new life, in addition to experiences with childhood trauma themselves.

Parenthood reveals the most expansive, confusing, and shadowy parts of ourselves, to ourselves. You were always just you. And then one day, you were someone entirely new: caregiver, protector, full of love and terror and joy. And it’s just a bit overwhelming sometimes to know what to do with this extraordinarily ordinary transformation of your life. It feels like nothing will ever be the same. Sometimes, this life-changing experience appears in ways that don’t reflect who and who you are.

Therapy for maternal mental health can help caregivers who… Find themselves struggling to feel comfortable and confident in their role as a caregiver; Are irritated, frustrated, anxious, or even full of rage that seems to come out of nowhere and leaves them embarrassed; Want to improve their communication with their partner, but are stuck in the same old fights and patterns as always; Are looking for ways to build more loving boundaries in all areas of their life, to be a better caregivers!

Through virtual EMDR, I can help you work through past traumas to help you engage in a more clear and healthy life ongoing!

I teach clients DBT skills that will highly benefit you in the four categories: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance & Interpersonal Effectiveness Skill.s

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a type of trauma therapy with more than 30 years of research, which has been shown to help people recover from painful, traumatic, or distressing life experiences, and can help with mental health conditions like PTSD, anxiety, depression, and maternal mental health concerns.

Therapy for people who are feeling tense, jittery, and uneasy.

I provide therapy for those who have been through difficult experiences. I am here for those people who believe that they are not good enough, not safe enough, etc. I am here to help you break through these negative belief systems, to release the traumatic memory and install a positive core belief!

We will look at the way your thoughts affect your emotions, which then turn into your actions and behaviors.