About
trenzitas de Amor Mental health & wellness Center
The mission of Trenzitas de Amor Mental Health & Wellness Center, LLC is to provide high quality, culturally and trauma-informed mental health care to children and families in New Mexico. Trenzitas de Amor Mental Health & Wellness Center, LLC also aims to provide training and consultation with a focus on culturally adapted interventions and development of Spanish-language skills for the provision of mental health services.
Trenzitas de Amor was founded by dr. Elisa devargas to create a safe place for new mexico’s children and families to access culturally informed treatment.
About Dr. DeVargas
Dr. DeVargas is a counseling psychologist who was born and raised in new mexico. She completed bachelor’s degrees at new mexico state university where she studied psychology and spanish. she later moved to oregon where she completed a master’s degree in counseling and human services and a doctoral degree in counseling psychology. dr. devargas specializes in trauma-focused interventions for children/teens and families. She also uniquely provides parent coaching to give caregivers live practice with valuable parenting tools. Her approaches are thoughtful and considerate of culture and identity, which helps ensure families receive support that fits with their beliefs and ways of being in the world.
