Danielle Guevara

You can usually see it happening in real time: the conversation that turns into the same argument, the wall that goes up right when someone gets close, or the voice in your head that won’t let you enjoy anything you’ve actually earned. But seeing it hasn’t been enough to change it.

I work with teens/young adults, adults, and couples. Whoever’s in the room, the work I do with my clients usually comes back to the same throughline: how past experiences shape the way you connect, communicate, respond to conflict, and let people close or keep them at a distance.

For some clients, that shows up as anxiety, perfectionism, or a self-critical voice that won’t ease up no matter what you accomplish. For others, it’s a relationship pattern that keeps repeating, or a family history more complicated than most therapy bios account for: adoption, fostering, child protection involvement, or family violence. My own background in child welfare and gender based violence work is part of why that complexity doesn’t throw me. I also have a particular interest in working with neurodivergent and 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, and with parents navigating a child’s diagnosis or a big life change.

I draw on attachment theory and narrative therapy, with practical tools from ACT, CBT, and DBT. I use the Gottman Method with couples and my DDP training with families working through attachment ruptures, and I provide therapy in English, French, and Spanish. My personality is a bigger part of how I work than a bio can really capture. I’m down to earth and curious, and I’m comfortable offering a direct observation or a gentle challenge, not just reflecting things back.