Katheryn Perez, LMFT #114371

she/her/ella

Hola! I’m a bilingual Latinx psychotherapist.

I am passionate about providing people with a safe space to find and use their voice. 

I strongly believe that we are all a product of our environment, which is why understanding each person’s unique journey requires curiosity, compassion, and cultural humility. These are qualities I bring to the therapy room.

The work I do is largely guided by my own life experiences as an immigrant woman of color who was raised in South Central LA. My background helps me understand the complex issues that often affect people of color — including the extent to which family violence, housing instability, lack of resources, discrimination, immigration status and intergenerational trauma — and how they can prevent you from accomplishing your goals and living the best life you possibly can.

I take a client-centered approach that is trauma-informed with a social justice lens. It focuses on what has happened to you, your lineage, and community. Together, we will get to the root of the internal and external barriers affecting the quality of your life. I become part of your support system and am here to remind you of your strengths and power.

I value and honor the opportunity to walk beside you during some of the most vulnerable moments in your life. I provide a compassionate and direct approach to therapy with a little humor on the side. I ask questions with curiosity and humility, and will gently challenge you while you reconnect with your true self, increase self-awareness, heal emotional wounds and gain emotional clarity to improve the quality of your life. 

Outside the therapy room, you can find me at the dog park with my two furry kids, gardening, buying more plants to fit in my home (which already has a lot of plants), spending quality time with my family and drinking way too many cups of coffee. (Don’t tell my acupuncturist!)