Bilingual Psychotherapist Intern
Angelica Miranda is a bilingual psychotherapist intern offering in-person and virtual therapy across Illinois. As a first-generation Latina with Mexican and Cuban roots, Angelica understands what it’s like to grow up balancing expectations, identity, and silence. From a young age, she witnessed the impact of trauma in her community, and over time, she realized how deeply healing it can be when someone holds space for you without judgment.
Her approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and centered on authenticity. Clients often describe her energy as grounding and gentle, yet deeply affirming. Whether you’re exploring your identity, feeling stuck in family roles, or holding grief that has nowhere to go, Angelica offers a space where you don’t have to shrink or explain yourself. She believes therapy should be a place where your lived experiences are honored and where healing is possible without losing your culture, queerness, or softness.
Angelica is especially passionate about working with LGBTQ+ and first-gen Latinx clients. She understands the strength it takes to navigate a world that doesn’t always reflect your reality, and she works to create a space that feels like a soft landing. Her style blends culturally responsive therapy, liberation psychology, and narrative practices that center the client’s truth, not the expectations imposed on them.
Outside the therapy room, Angelica recharges by connecting with nature, practicing spiritual grounding, and spending time with loved ones. Clients are often surprised to learn she’s a tarot reader, a dancer at heart, and someone who genuinely celebrates small wins as part of the healing journey.`
"Your identity isn’t something to fix. It’s something to honor"
We know Latinx mental health is shaped by more than stress. Things like language, family loyalty, shame and gender roles al impact how we carry and express pain. You don’t have to translate your story here-we get it.
Angelica helps clients move through anxiety, grief, identity exploration, depression, and family stress with care and cultural understanding. She incorporates trauma-informed practices, narrative therapy, somatic awareness, and liberation psychology to support clients in making meaning of their experiences. Angelica is especially attuned to the emotional needs of LGBTQ+ and first-gen Latinx clients, providing a space where healing includes laughter, reflection, and reclaiming your story.
You don’t need to have it all figured out to deserve support. Whether you’re processing your identity, breaking generational patterns, or learning to speak your truth, Angelica is here to hold space for all of it. In Chicago or anywhere in Illinois, she offers therapy that sees the whole you.