Hi, I’m citlali (seet-la-lee)

I am licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) located in Westchester, NY. I specialize in working with millennials who were raised by emotionally immature parents, who wish to unearth their shadows to dissolve & heal unconscious patterns of people-pleasing in order to feel confident taking up space, realigned with themselves, and with an open heart.

After graduating from my masters program at New York University (NYU), I followed my passion & excitement for psychedelics, Spirit medicine, and all things other-wordly. I am a Certified -Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist (C-PAT), Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP), shamanic practitioner, certified yoga instructor, hypnotist, & reiki master.

I am taking clients in New York and New Jersey.

Moving you from:

  • Feeling the need to suffer in silence.

  • The source of your anxiety is the guilt that comes from displeasing others.

  • Over-sacrificing and resenting later.

  • Feeling emotionally unseen by family members and close relationships.

  • Excessively blaming yourself for the way things turn out.

  • Self-sacrificing to be worthy.

  • The painful fantasy that your parents will change and .

  • Relying on others approval to make basic decisions.

  • A deeper ‘innerstanding’ of you.

  • Healthy boundary-setting, without the guilt.

  • Closer relationship with your feelings and beliefs.

  • Waking up, and acting, from your strength.

  • Liberating yourself from the pains of an emotionally unseen childhood.

  • Freedom to be imperfect.

  • Accepting the challenges of your family, without spiritually bypassing.

  • Making decisions from YOUR intuition, not based on others.

  • Recreating belief systems that expand your highest good, and eliminating limiting beliefs.

Moving you towards:

My Approach

Always through a trauma-informed lens; I interweave somatics, mindfulness, ACT, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and psychodynamics with the mystical. As an integrative Spiritual psychotherapist, who sees through a shamanic lens, my approach is non-conventional. I acknowledge the interconnectedness of the world and do not approach things in a linear fashion.

I believe in the guidance of Spirit/Universe, and will always follow the lead of the Divine within you: your inner healing intelligence. Just as the body can heal without any directives, so does the psyche, this is your inner healing intelligence.

With this in mind, I see therapy as a synergetic & integrative experience, guided by your innate and intrinsic ability to move toward wholeness. I only serve as a guide: you are the only real expert in your own experience, no one else holds the keys to your divine inner world.

My work is rooted in a collaborative approach: I believe that we work together to co-create a more awakened version of yourself. I am committed to connecting you to your inner sense of resilience and internal healing resources.

I identify as Chicana (Mexican-American). My full name, Citlalicue, is in the indigenous Aztec language, Nahuatl. Citlalicue is the Aztec goddess of the stars & the cosmos. Her influence extends to the creation of stars, the Milky Way, Earth, as well as the fundamental concepts of death and darkness. I feel close with my name, as Citlalicue’s medicine resonates in my work.