MaryBeth Lopez

Rita has given us new insights, new approaches, new strategies and unending support

We came to Rita during a difficult time. Our family had undergone loss, a move, and for our adolescent daughter, depression. All of the strategies and supports that worked earlier, no longer were working for us. It was overwhelming and very frightening. Then we began working with Rita. My observation is that sometimes, for lack of understanding, we focus on and tend to treat symptoms rather than causes. Rita has so wonderfully engaged my daughter and myself to see beneath the surface to identify thoughts, emotions and behaviors that may be finding a negative expression in the way we think or act.

As a parent, I cannot explain the stress and desperation you feel when your child is not sleeping, not enjoying anything they used to, have no energy, have no desire and try to function everyday under a darkness. Working with Rita has given us the keys to unlock what was hidden and unknown in our daughter’s mind and heart, as well as helped us to understand how, as a family, we function as a unit and can have a large influence on one another.

Rita has given us new insights, new approaches, new strategies and unending support. We are seeing improvements every week and I now can see we have the missing piece to help our daughter navigate her large emotions. Rita’s wealth of experience, positivity, compassion and energy has given us the support we needed. We are very grateful.

MaryBeth Lopez
Mira Mendez

Margarita truly partnered with us in caring for our son

Margarita is an exceptionally skilled practitioner. Beyond her incredible breath of knowledge and expertise in her field, she is truly a present and compassionate human being. Her wholistic approach was a gift to our family.

We began working with her a couple of years ago when we requested an evaluation for our son. He had been struggling with transitions, impulsivity, and self-expression. Margarita was the first professional we met with who was able to pinpoint the underlying causes of his challenges and clearly convey them to us. Her openness and nonjudgmental approach created a sense of safety and possibility. She truly partnered with us in caring for our son in every aspect of his treatment by providing important referrals and parent counseling. My one on one parenting sessions with her helped me build more compassion for my son’s experience as well as my own experience as a parent.

Working with Margarita truly relieved the great sense of isolation we and perhaps many families feel when they have a child that they are unsure how to help. Should you have the opportunity to work with Margarita, I cannot recommend her highly enough!

Mira Mendez - NYC