Angélica Figueroa

Pronouns: Ella/She/Her

Languages: English, Spanish

Degrees: MSW

Credentials: LCSW

Email: raicesyhearttherapy@gmail.com

Website: https://www.raicesyhearttherapy.com/edmrconsultations

Phone:

Directory Categories: Consultants in Training, EMDR Consultants

Biography

Hi! I am Angélica Figueroa, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), PMH-C in the state of California. I am Latina, bilingual English and Spanish speaking, first-generation, Mexican-American female (ella/she/her). I have sixteen years of experience providing individual and family therapy across all lifespans. I have dedicated my career to working alongside historically and systemically excluded communities (BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+) and folks to bring EMDR Therapy that focuses on undoing the effects of systemic oppression. I am also a PMH-C and provide therapy that addresses the challenges and adjustments that come with a growing family.

I have worked in outpatient community mental health centers, integrated medical health centers, held leadership and management positions, and have held my private practice since 2023 and can support therapists providing EMDR Therapy in these settings. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and I am currently an EMDR Consultant-In-Training working with Jasmine Adams, LCSW, PMH-C.

My passion is to bring EMDR Therapy to historically and systemically excluded communities (BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+) and folks to specifically address and support the healing from complex trauma, generational trauma, perinatal and postpartum challenges, adjustments to parenthood, oppression trauma, cultural stress, grief and loss, PTSD, and anxiety. I enjoy providing support to clinicians connected to and providing support to BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities as they work to bring EMDR Therapy to historically and systemically excluded communities.

Clinical Specialties: Anxiety, BIPOC populations, Bilingual, Community Mental Health, Complex Trauma/PTSD, Immigrant adults, Integrated Health Settings, LGBTQIA+ populations, Latinos/Latinx, Marginalized Communities, Online EMDR Therapy, Oppression Trauma, Spanish, Trauma due to Marginalization, cultural stress, grief and loss, perinatal mood disorders

Consultation Information

Consultation Rates

Individual consultation:

To schedule an individual consultation and check for availability please visit my website (link next to my image).

Frequency of consultation: This depends on how many EMDR cases you have. I can do consultation weekly, biweekly, or monthly.

- Limited availability for individual consultations.

If you have questions or would like more information prior to reserving a spot for individual consultation, you can reach me at raicesyhearttherapy@gmail.com

Consultation Group Info

EMDR BIPOC Group Consultation

This BIPOC Group space is specifically held for clinicians identifying as Black, Indigenous, Latinx/Latine, Asian, and other traditionally underrepresented persons of color (BIPOC). I believe that creating this space for growth, collaboration, and to further develop for further skills in the application of EMDR Therapy for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities is valuable to our historically and systemically excluded communities. I strive to fully realize and uplift my commitment to Social Justice by actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within my BIPOC group consultation and individual consultation.

EMDR Group BIPOC Consultations are led by me, Angélica Figueroa, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, Consultant-In-Training. I am supported and guided by Jasmine Adams, LCSW, PMH-C EMDRIA Approved Consultant. The group consultation will support your training process by conceptualizing each of the eight phases of EMDR with a lens for identifying how systems of oppression contribute to oppressive cognitions. You will further your skills in how to guide historically and systemically excluded participants presenting with complex trauma, generational trauma, oppression trauma, cultural stress, grief and loss, PTSD, and anxiety in the identification of targets that address oppression trauma and the use of EMDR Therapy with Spanish speaking folks. An emphasis on conceptualizing phase one work within the framework of how the development of our identities has been affected by systemic oppression.

I received my foundational training in EMDR by the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. The BIPOC Group Consultations are for BIPOC Clinicians working with BIPOC participants. These consultations take place over Zoom. If you have received your foundational training through the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, your first 10 hours of consultation count towards your EMDR Therapist-In-Training certification. If you are working towards your EMDR Certification, hours also count towards your certification hours.

If you have questions or would like more information prior to reserving a spot in an upcoming BIPOC Group, you can reach me at raicesyhearttherapy@gmail.com

Frequency of EMDR BIPOC Group Consultation: The last Saturday of the month from 09:00am-11:00am PST.

EMDR Spanish Focused Consultation Group

This group is best for clinicians fluent in Spanish who want to refresh their clinical language use by reading Francine Shapiro’s seminal book Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principals, Protocols, and Procedures in Spanish- EMDR: Principios básicos, protologos & procedimientos. Participants are welcomed to bring case consultation questions and ask about problems of practice. If you are a therapist whose formal education, work experiences, and consultation has occurred in English, this group will resonate for you.

This consultation group is led by Taína Amaro, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Angélica Figueroa, LCSW, PMH-C, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, Consultant-In-Training.

These consultations take place over Zoom and count toward your first 10 hours of consultation if you have received your training through the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. If you are working towards EMDR Certification, hours also count towards your certification hours.

If you have questions or would like to reserve a spot you can reach me at raicesyhearttherapy@gmail.com

Frequency of EMDR Spanish Focus Group: Last Friday of the month 09:00am-11:00am PST/12:00pm-01:00pm EST