Empowering Latinx professionals to break cycles of trauma, silence, and self-doubt
Bilingual Psychotherapist
- She / Her / Ella
- Mexican-American
- First-Generation Latinx
- Taking New Clients
- Virtual Sessions
Esmeralda Estrada | LPC
Esmeralda Estrada, LPC, ATR, is a bilingual therapist providing virtual therapy across Illinois. As a Registered Art Therapist (ATR), Esmeralda is trained to incorporate creative expression into the healing process, especially helpful for clients who may find it hard to put feelings into words.
As a first-generation Mexican-American from Chicago’s South Side, she brings both lived experience and professional insight to her work with Latinx clients, especially young adults, first-gen professionals, and those healing from generational trauma.
Esmeralda takes a culturally responsive, strength-based approach that centers your story, your values, and your goals. She offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where you can show up as you are, even if you’re still figuring out who that is.
Using trauma-focused CBT and spiritual integration when appropriate, she helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, grief, and identity shifts. Whether you’re processing family expectations, building self-trust, or simply trying to feel less alone, Esmeralda is here to help you reconnect with your inner strength and break cycles that no longer serve you.
She believes therapy shouldn’t change who you are, it should help you feel more grounded in your own skin.
"Your story matters. Let’s explore it together — with compassion and cultura at the center"
Healing the Latinx Experience
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.
- Anxiety & Panic
- Grief & Loss
- Depression
- Relationships & Boundaries
- Latinx Family Dynamics
- Inner Child Healing
- Immigration Evaluations
- Healing Internalized Oppression
- Bicultural & Multicultural Identity Exploration
- Sexual Health
- Women's Health
- Self-Esteem
- Generational & Intergenerational Trauma
- Shame & Silence
- Immigration & Acculturation Stress
- LGBTQI+ Discrimination & Identity
- Machismo & Marianismo
- First-Generation Stress & Identity
- Body Image & Eating Concerns
- School & College Mental Health
- Familismo and Collectivism
- Colorism and Racism
- Career Counseling
- Mental Health Stigma
Esmeralda's Expertise & Certificates
Esmeralda works with first-gen Latinx adults facing anxiety, grief, and identity shifts. Her trauma-focused therapy combines CBT with spiritual integration when appropriate.
- Culturally Responsive Therapy
- Strengths-Based / Empowerment Approach
- Mindfulness
- Trauma-Informed
- Art Therapy
- Child & Adolescent Therapy
- LGBTQI+ Affirming
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- License No. IL 178.017909
Choose Latinx Talk Therapy
Reaching out for support doesn’t mean you’re broken, it means you’re ready to grow. Wherever you are in Illinois, Esmeralda is here to walk with you, at your pace.