About me
Therapy for People Who Don't Fit the Template
You Might Be Looking for Me If...
Your mind won't shut up. The intrusive thoughts loop, the compulsions demand attention, or the anxiety sits on your chest like a permanent weight.
You've experienced trauma that shows up in your body—flashbacks, freeze responses, or relationships that replay old wounds.
Your sexuality and desires don't fit the script you were handed. Maybe it's kink, maybe it's non-monogamy, maybe it's just wanting to explore without someone pathologising you.
You're neurodivergent (ADHD, autistic, or just wired differently) and exhausted by trying to perform "normal."
You're LGBTQ+ and tired of explaining yourself or translating your life for yet another therapist.
You're creative, intense, or unconventional—and most spaces feel like they're designed for someone else.
I'm Ricardo
I work with people whose inner worlds are complicated, whose stories don't follow neat arcs, and who often feel like outsiders in their own lives.
My approach blends Internal Family Systems, Gestalt therapy, somatic work, and music therapy—which means we might talk about the different parts of yourself that compete for airtime, work with what's happening in your body when words fail, or use sound and creativity when traditional talk therapy hits a wall.
I don't do surface-level small talk. We'll go where it matters—into the patterns that keep you stuck, the shame that won't lift, the relationships that hurt, or the version of yourself you're trying to become.
What We'd Actually Work On
Anxiety That Won't Quit
The racing thoughts, the "what ifs," the compulsions that temporarily quiet your nervous system but ultimately exhaust you. We slow it down and make sense of what drives it.
OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
When your mind torments you with images, fears, or urges you don't want. Understanding the mechanism, not just white-knuckling through it.
Trauma That Lives in Your Body
PTSD, complex trauma, dissociation, attachment wounds, or grief that shows up as numbness, hypervigilance, or relational chaos.
Depression That Disconnects You
Not just sadness—the flatness, the inability to care, the sense that you're watching your life from behind glass.
Compulsive Patterns & Addictions
Substances, behaviours, relationships—whatever you use to manage what you can't face. We look at what's underneath, not just the symptoms.
Sex, Kink & Non-Monogamy
Whether you're healing from sexual trauma, exploring kink/BDSM, navigating polyamory, or just want to understand your desires without shame clouding everything.
Identity & Belonging
Who you are, who you're becoming, and why most spaces feel like they weren't built for you.
Who Actually Comes to See Me
My clients aren't all one type, but they share something: they think too much, feel too deeply, or live in ways that challenge convention.
They're often:
Neurodivergent adults with ADHD or autism who've spent their lives masking, only to hit burnout or realisation
LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse people navigating identity, coming out, or the weight of minority stress
Creatives, non-conformists, and helping professionals — from GP’s, counsellors, psychiatrists to programmers, lawyers, artists, and DJs — often find their way to my practice. What unites them isn’t their profession, but a shared drive to understand themselves more deeply and live in a way that feels authentic.
How This Actually Works
I don't follow a script. Some sessions are structured, others are exploratory. It depends what you need and where we are in the work.
We might:
Map out the different parts of yourself and how they protect you (Internal Family Systems)
Work with body sensations when emotions feel overwhelming (somatic therapy)
Process relationships and attachment patterns that keep replaying
Use metaphor, music, or creative approaches when words aren't enough
Go slow when your nervous system needs it, or push when avoidance is the real problem
I adapt to how you think and process. If you're neurodivergent, sessions flex around attention, executive function challenges, and sensory needs. If you need direct communication, you'll get it. If you need space to wander before landing on the point, that works too.
You don’t need another therapist who nods and hands you coping tools. You need someone who can sit with your chaos without flinching, who can see patterns you’ve lived with for years and help you untangle them. If you’re done performing and ready to do the real work of being yourself—this is where things start to get honest.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Master degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy. Integro. Leon, Mexico.
- Specialty in Music therapy. Mexican Institute of Humanistic Musictherapy. Mexico.
- Specialty in Bioenergetic and Psycho-Corporeal Therapy. INCORPORE. D.F. Mexico.
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling. Wealden College. England.
- Clinical Supervision Certificate. England.
- IFS (Internal Family Systems) training level 1, IFS, Madrid, Spain.
Extra Training.
ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHDCCSP) Certification Course: Strengthbased Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood.
Trauma-Informed Clinical Strategies for Equity, Inclusivity and Client Empowerment: Social Justice, Ethics & Diversity in Therapy
Racial Trauma: Assessment and Treatment Techniques for Trauma Rooted in Racism.
Shame.
Trauma and recovery.
Complex trauma and dissociation.
Treating traumatised children.
Personality adaptations.
Transference and Counter-transference.
Transactional Analysis One to one.
Online Counselling.
Counselling supervision.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Neuro-diversity.
Minority groups.
Anxiety.
ADHD.
Sex positive approach.
Kink-aware therapy.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
£60 per session (50 minutes)
When I work
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Further information
Sessions can be held in English or Spanish. I bring a multicultural perspective shaped by my own lived experience as a Mexican professional working across continents. Whether you're navigating identity, relationships, or past wounds, I aim to help you connect with your inner clarity and strength. I believe therapy isn’t about fixing what’s broken—but about rediscovering what’s true and vital in you.
I follow the ancient traditions of my country and bring a deep respect for emotion, ritual, and human complexity into my work. I love travelling, discovering new places, and connecting through music and feeling. My sessions are interactive, honest, and alive—often a space where thinking meets feeling, and old patterns soften in the presence of real connection.
