Monique Valle, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, QTAP

I believe that I have the privilege and duty to be authentic and transparent about my social locations so you can make an informed choice about working with me: -I am a 39 year old cisgender, bisexual woman -Biracial, fourth generation Mexican American and white. I have Spanish, Portuguese, Southern European, Eastern European, and Mexican Indigenous ancestral lineage. -I embrace myself as a deep feeler, an empath, an HSP (highly sensitive person), neurodivergent person, and an INFJ. -Aquarius sun, Cancer rising, Pisces moon I believe that the personal is political and every lived experience encompasses multiple identities impacted by social and cultural contexts. In my practice, I integrate discussions of systemic oppression as these factors cannot be overlooked when understanding individual struggles. My decolonizing practice honors ancestral wisdom and intergenerational patterns while challenging dominant Western therapeutic models that often pathologize cultural differences and neurodivergence. I approach healing through a feminist, anti-oppressive lens. I recognize that individual change within therapy will be impeded if larger systems remain unchanged. My role extends into therapeutic advocacy through continuous learning, providing resources, and challenging -isms. I am a lifelong student: trauma-informed, actively anti-racist, culturally humble, LGBTQ+ affirming, and neurodivergent affirming. Healing happens when you?re no longer asked to fragment yourself.