Dr. Velásquez is a clinical psychologist licensed in Florida. In her work with you, Dr. Velásquez strives to create a safe, genuine, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space for growth and healing. She will help you cultivate greater awareness of how your thoughts and feelings may be affecting you, teach you how to honor your emotional experiences in a more self-compassionate way, and assist you in detaching from beliefs that may no longer be serving you. Dr. Velásquez will also help you identify what values bring your life meaning and importance, and assist you down the path to remove barriers that impede you from living a meaningful and valuable life. Thus, treatment with her may include sharing past and present experiences; exploring thoughts, emotions, and subsequent behaviors; and practicing therapeutic skills that you will learn in therapy to best fit your unique life circumstance.

Dr. Velásquez specializes in applying evidence-based treatments, which are gold standard therapies that have the strongest research support. Dr. Velasquez primarily utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients reconnect with their present moment experiences, relate differently to their thoughts, feelings, and past/present experiences; and re-engage with what brings them true meaning in life. This unique approach helps clients build a healthier relationship with thoughts and emotions; one that enables individuals to live more in line with what they value, free of suffering.

Dr. Velásquez identifies as a second-generation American, Latinx, heterosexual, cisgender female who is passionate about working with culturally diverse individuals who have experienced trauma and consequentially depression, anxiety, interpersonal challenges, and other difficulties. She is also dedicated to breaking down barriers that have traditionally limited individuals of oppressed/marginalized identities from accessing quality mental health services, such as cultural/societal stigma and systemic racism. Lastly, she has a love for pineapple on pizza, her two fur babies (Team Cat Mom!), meditating on the beach, and attempting to salsa dance in her free time.