Karla Zavala is a dedicated Mental Health Counselor with a passion for fostering safe and inclusive spaces for her clients to share their narratives. Understanding that starting therapy is a significant step, she creates a warm and supportive environment tailored to individual needs. Karla believes in the uniqueness of each person's experiences and aims to empower them to cope, grow, and reach their full potential. With a focus on trauma and PTSD, anxiety, and racial identity, she employs an eclectic mix of therapeutic modalities including Expressive Arts, Culturally Sensitive approaches, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as Play Therapy and Family Systems methods to suit her clients' diverse backgrounds and circumstances. Karla specializes in navigating cultural biases, immigration adjustments, and identity formation, particularly within BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities, drawing from her own experiences as an immigrant and woman of color. Fluent in both English and Spanish, she is committed to providing a non-judgmental and empathetic atmosphere that promotes comfort and understanding as her clients explore their challenges.