Relationships can bring both deep connection and deep pain. At Semillas, we help individuals, couples, and families understand the patterns and experiences shaping their relationships, using psychodynamic and somatic approaches to support lasting change.

Individual Therapy

Our approach integrates psychodynamic, somatic, and culturally responsive therapy to help you understand the root of your struggles, built self-awareness, and create lasting change. Services are available in English and Spanish, both in person in Montebello and virtually throughout California.

  • Living with anxiety can feel exhausting. You may find yourself overthinking, worrying about what might happen next, feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities, or struggling to fully relax even when things seem okay. These experiences can affect your relationships, work, self-confidence, and overall sense of well-being.

    Therapy offers a space to slow down, better understand the roots of anxiety, and develop healthier ways of coping. Through psychodynamic and somatic approaches, we explore both emotional patterns and the body's response to stress, helping you build greater balance, resilience, and a deeper sense of calm in your everyday life.

  • Early childhood experiences can shape how we view ourselves, relate to others, and navigate life’s challenges. We help client’s explore unresolved childhood wounds, self-doubt, people pleasing patterns and feelings of not beign “good enough”. Through a compassionate and collaborative process we work toward healing old wounds, strenghting self worh and creating helathier ways of relating to youself and others.

  • You may find yourself putting others' needs before your own, struggling to say no, repeating unhealthy relationship patterns, or feeling disconnected from your own needs and values. These experiences can leave you feeling overwhelmed, resentful, or uncertain about how to create healthier relationships.

    Through psychodynamic and somatic approaches, we explore how past experiences, family dynamics, and attachment patterns may continue to shape the way you relate to yourself and others. Together, we work to strengthen self-awareness, develop healthier boundaries, and create relationships that feel more balanced, authentic, and fulfilling.

  • Life transitions, loss, and emotional pain can leave us feeling disconnected from oursevels and others. We provide a supportive space to process grief, depression, identity shifts, relationship changes and other major life challenges. Together, we explore both the emotional and physical impact of these experiences while helping you reconnect with your strenghts and move forward with greater clarity and purpose.

Every relationship has moments of closeness and moments of struggle. Whether you're facing challenges with communication, trust, intimacy, or life transitions, therapy offers a space to understand the deeper patterns shaping your relationship and create lasting change through attachment-focused, psychodynamic, and somatic approaches.

Couples Therapy

We don't just teach communication skills—we help couples understand the deeper patterns shaping their relationship. Through psychodynamic, attachment-focused, and somatic therapy, we support meaningful and lasting change. Services are available in English and Spanish.

  • Many couples find themselves stuck in repetitive arguements, misunderstanding or feeling unheard. In therapy, we explore not only what is happening in the present , but also how each partner’s childhood experiences, attachment patterns, and family dynamics may be influencing the way they communicate, response to conflict and seek connection. Together we work toward greater understanding , healthier communication, and more meaningful repair.

  • When trust has been broken, couples often experience pain, uncertainty, and disconnection. Whether trust has been impacted by infidelity, secrecy, broken promises, or emotional distance, healing is possible. We help couples process the hurt, understand the underlying dynamics, and work toward rebuilding safety, honesty, and connection at a pace that feels manageable.

  • Many couples come to therapy feeling disconnected from one another, struggling to communicate their needs, or feeling more like roommates than partners. When emotional connection begins to fade, it can lead to loneliness, frustration, and a sense of distance within the relationship. Through psychodynamic and somatic approaches, we help couples explore the patterns that may be contributing to disconnection while creating opportunities for greater understanding, vulnerability, and intimacy. Our goal is to help partners reconnect in ways that feel meaningful, supportive, and lasting.

  • Major life changes such as becoming parents, blending families, career changes, immigration stress, caregiving responsibilities, or loss can place strain on a relationship. We help couples navigate these transitions together while strengthing their partnership and sense of teamwork.

Family Therapy

  • Families can be stuck in cycles of misunderstanding, tension, and disconnection. Family therapy provides a space where each member can feel heard while learning healthier ways to communicate, navigate conflict, and strengthen relationships. Together, we work toward creating greater understanding and connection within the family system.

  • Major life changes such as divorce, blended families, parenting challenges, grief, immigration experiences, or changes in family structure can create stress for everyone involved. Family therapy offers support during these transitions while helping family members build resilience, understanding, and stronger connections.

  • Adolescence can be a challenging time for both parents and teens. Families may experience increased conflict, communication difficulties, emotional distance, or struggles around independence, boundaries, and trust. As teens grow and develop their own identity, it can be difficult for family members to stay connected while navigating changing roles and expectations.

    Through family therapy, we help parents and teens better understand one another's experiences, improve communication, strengthen connection, and work through challenges in a way that supports growth, respect, and healthy relationships.

  • Families can carry unresolved hurts, misunderstandings, and emotional wounds for years. Family therapy provides a space to process these experiences, repair relationships, and foster greater empathy and understanding among family members.

Specialized Services

We offer specialized services designed to support individuals and families through complex life circumstances, including immigration-related matters and family reunification processes. Our approach is compassionate, culturally responsive, and tailored to each family’s unique needs.

Immigration Evaluations

Navigating the immigration process can be overwhelming, stressful, and emotionally taxing. We provide comprehensive psychological immigration evaluations in a supportive and culturally responsive environment, helping individuals share their experiences with care and dignity.

Our evaluations are conducted for a variety of immigration matters, including hardship waivers, VAWA petitions, U visas, asylum cases, and other immigration proceedings. We collaborate with attorneys and provide clear, thorough reports that support the legal process. Services are available in English and Spanish.

Family Reunification Therapy

When a relationship between a parent and child has been strained or disconnected, reunification therapy offers a space to begin again. This work is not about forcing connection, but about creating the conditions where connection can feel safe. Through understanding each person’s experience, including past hurts and unmet needs, we support families in rebuilding trust, communication, and emotional closeness at a pace that honors the child.

When appropriate, we work collaboratively with attorneys, social workers, and other members of the family's support team to help create a thoughtful and coordinated approach to reunification. We provide therapeutic reunification services focused on relationship repair. We do not conduct custody evaluations or make legal determinations regarding custody or visitation.

Therapy Beyond the Office

We recognize that healing happens in many settings. These specialized services are designed to meet clients where they are while supporting meaningful growth, connection, and change.

Walking Therapy

Walking therapy creates a calm, outdoor space where movement and conversation come together—helping you feel more grounded, open, and connected as you process what’s coming up.

Available in select areas, contact us to learn more.

In-home Therapy

Therapy that meets you where you are—literally. In-home sessions provide support in the comfort of your own environment, making therapy more accessible while offering opportunities for growth and connection within the context of daily life.