Born between two soils. Rooted in both.

I was born into an immigrant Brasilian family. I am the first descendent in my lineage to be born on the stolen land of Turtle Island. For most of my life I carried the quiet ache of not belonging, until Natureza (Portuguese for "nature") showed me home.

So naturally I went to grad school outside. Surrounded by rivers and peaks, the program taught clinical counseling in nature. We learned how healing unfolds outdoors, but I couldn't ignore the glaring truth: most of my cohort and all of my trainers were white. I was reminded of the pain of not belonging... again.

I will never forget the ache of spiritual burnout, the cost of living in constant code-switch. The emotional labor of converting cultural and ancestral knowledge into western clinical terms produced sustained exhaustion, persistent self doubt, and reluctance to lead.

Fast forward to 2023: Across the dinner table my husband said, "I want to quit my job." RELIEF. Not because it made everything easier, but because it made the next step inevitable. And as an immigrant daughter, I work well under pressure. It’s in my blood. Three months later he was home with the babies and I launched my private practice, Natureza Therapy. Through personal and planetary upheaval, my work sustained me; for the first time I showed up fully connected and inspired instead of burned out and undervalued.

Centering culture and Global Majority clients. Immersing into deep communal belonging my ancestors and clients delight in. After investing tens of thousands into my business, I want to share what I have learned. The world is on fire, but nature has been here before. Becoming a soul-centered, embodied therapist who practices with nature isn’t a niche, it’s how I now orient myself to my life, my work and my leadership in these unstable times.