Marisol Swords, Marisol Swords

I am a Bronx-born Boricua therapist helping BIPOC and mixed-race individuals unlearn societal conditioning, balance personal joy with community care, and build a meaningful life.

I work with people seeking to examine the automatic thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that society has written on us. My target population is BIPOC and mixed-race individuals who are seeking the skills to build a personally meaningful life. I am a Bronx-born Boricua who believes that self-care involves community care, and care for the self is care for the community. Finding the balance between obligations and joy should not feel like a sacrifice, and my goal is to help people and communities find that balance.

I am direct af. If what you say doesn't align with what you claim your goals are, we gonna talk about it. Even with that direct, laser focus, I am kind and compassionate in my presentation, normalizing the wide range of the human experience. I am grounded in a decolonial mindset, and my theoretical orientations are DBT, CBT, MBCT, and EFT. While I am experienced and trained in these established modalities, I put them through the lens of cultural relevance. I understand that our cultures of origin hold deep significance in our internal experience of stability and meaning. Because connection and community matter, I emphasize the application of cultural practices directly in the therapy process.

My approach is holistic. I have experience in nutrition, fitness, and mental health, meaning I will help you look at the full picture and how it impacts your choices and outcomes. The goal is supporting you in learning to accept what is and discovering what needs to change. We will work together to learn new skills to approach daily challenges and build an internal awareness around creating space between stimulus and response. In that space, we create the opportunity to intervene and change the outcome.