Ian Ramos Lopez (He/They)

I have worked with clients in the past on how to begin the process of healing and feeling safe after traumatic experiences. Providing a space to do that work and feel supported during the process is important to my practice.

I have in the past worked closely with clients in processing issues related to their LGBTQ+ identity from coming out, to relationship concerns, to gender and sexual identity exploration. Helping a client embody their best selves is something I strive for.

I have several years experience working in with addictions in community mental health and know it is important to both approach this concern with empathy and a plan in mind. Helping a client understand their cravings and drives as well as how to change for good is part of my process when working in addictions.

I find it very important to work with a client at uncovering their narrative and using it as a tool to build systems of support and change. How did your past help make you who you are? What themes have we noticed about your life? How can we separate your concerns and problems from your identity and work on them together? Answering these questions and helping my client's rewrite my narrative is something I feel strongly about.

Having worked with addictions in the past I recognize the often uphill struggle of making a major change in life. My care in this space focuses on building reasons and motivation to change and setting up a road map as to how that change can be achieved, all the while mindful it is a long term process that requires community support.

While not a one size fits all solution, I find the ability to change your thinking to change your feelings and behaviors, to be a helpful tool in the toolbox for most clients. I specialize in helping clients determine and change maladaptive thought patterns and change negative core beliefs to more supportive ones.