Who am i?

Hello everyone!

My name is Eric, welcome to my website! I am a practitioner of Mexican Curanderismo, a healing tradition rooted in the belief that the soul, body, and mind are deeply interconnected. In my tradition, true healing occurs when we address these three levels holistically. The term "Curar" means "to heal" in Spanish, and a "Curandero/a" is someone chosen to serve their community by offering healing.

Curanderismo blends indigenous and shamanic practices, often intertwined with Catholicism introduced by the Spanish. Depending on the region in Mexico, it may also incorporate elements of Spiritism and African spiritual practices.

From a young age, I possessed extrasensory abilities, enabling me to perceive and interact with the human energy field. As a child, I would play with energy, moving it throughout my body, spinning my chakras, and expanding and contracting them like personal fidget spinners, unaware that this wasn't "normal." I had full awareness of my aura and chakras before I even knew what they were. I could also see and feel spirits of the deceased. Initially, this was overwhelming and frightening, but as an adult, I've learned to manage this ability and now incorporate it into sessions with my clients.

In addition to my spiritual background, I am trained and certified in several modalities:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): A form of psychotherapy stemming from traditional behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy. ACT encourages us to accept challenging emotions as appropriate responses to life situations rather than avoiding or denying them. It helps loosen the grip of emotions like anxiety, fear, shame, and sadness by teaching us to live according to our values rather than our triggers or emotional pain. This therapy cultivates psychological flexibility, enabling us to create a fulfilling life.

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy: a body-centered approach to healing that acknowledges the deep interconnection between trauma, the nervous system, and the body’s innate capacity for healing. This method integrates neuroscience, polyvagal theory, attachment science, and somatic psychology to help individuals process trauma and restore a sense of safety and regulation in the body.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, which primarily engages the mind, somatic trauma therapy works directly with bodily sensations, breath, movement, and nervous system responses to address unresolved trauma that may be stored in the body. It recognizes that trauma is not just a psychological experience but also a physiological one, impacting everything from our stress responses to our ability to connect with others.

By incorporating somatic awareness, mindful movement, breathwork, and nervous system regulation techniques, this approach helps clients release stored tension, develop greater emotional resilience, and shift out of chronic patterns of fight, flight, freeze, or fawning. The goal is to support clients in reconnecting with their bodies, developing self-trust, and fostering a sense of safety and empowerment in their daily lives.

Somatic Attachment Therapy: A body-centered approach that delves into the profound connection between our physical sensations and our capacity to form secure, meaningful relationships. This therapeutic method emphasizes understanding how our bodies store and express experiences of attachment, both nurturing and wounding, and utilizes this awareness to foster healing and growth.

In sessions, clients are guided to attune to their bodily sensations, emotions, and internal states, facilitating a deeper connection with themselves. This process involves techniques such as mindful awareness, gentle movement, and breathwork to explore and release stored tensions and unprocessed emotions. By accessing these embodied experiences, individuals can restore their innate ability to bond, establish healthy boundaries, and cultivate fulfilling relationships.

Somatic Attachment Therapy offers numerous benefits, including:

• Restoring the Body as a Safe Haven: Helping individuals feel secure within their own bodies, creating a foundation for love and connection.

• Developing an Embodied Sense of Self: Cultivating a tangible, felt experience of one's core identity.

• Renewing Connection and Security: Compassionately reestablishing a sense of trust and safety in relationships.

• Releasing Stored Tensions: Addressing physical manifestations of defensiveness, avoidance, or anxiety.

• Processing Preverbal and Nonverbal Memories: Expanding the capacity to work through early, nonverbal attachment experiences.

• Metabolizing Unprocessed Emotions: Allowing the body to process and integrate previously unaddressed feelings.

• Breaking Cycles of Protective Attachment Patterns: Identifying and transforming recurring relational behaviors that hinder intimacy.

• Enhancing Joy and Trust: Improving the ability to experience positive emotions and build trust in relationships.

This therapy is particularly beneficial for individuals who have experienced attachment wounds—disruptions in their ability to feel safe, secure, and connected. Such wounds may manifest as anxiety, depression, numbness, defensiveness, or a sense of disconnection from oneself or others.

By engaging in Somatic Attachment Therapy, clients embark on a journey toward healing that honors the wisdom of the body, leading to deeper self-awareness and more compassionate, enduring relationships.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: IFS is a transformative psychotherapy modality that views every individual as a system of protective and wounded inner parts, led by a core self. It posits that the mind is naturally multiple, and this multiplicity is beneficial. In IFS, we work to access the Self and, from that core, understand and heal our parts, fostering inner harmony and balance.

I am also trained in Energy Medicine, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and am a Certified Life and Relationship Coach. If you resonate with my modalities and seek support, I invite you to reach out for a consultation. Together, we can determine if we are a good fit and feel comfortable working together.

I look forward to meeting you soon!