Maria Laguna, LCSW

07/03/2025

Amig@s! There’s still time to register for our Spanish for Social Justice series.
Every Saturday. One hour. One song.
Casual conversations and singing if you are up for it! We will go over the history of Latin American protest songs and pick one song to sing and analyze. No need to be proficient in Spanish. Just willing to learn.
Donation based. All proceeds go to and
Hosted by in Spanglish.
Link in bio.

06/30/2025

06/19/2025

On this Juneteenth, let’s not forget how the urge to be free was once considered a mental illness. 🤦🏽‍♀️

06/15/2025

I’ve recently come across this article by Linda Michaels for
Whose interests does the corporate model of mental health actually serve?

05/29/2025

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04/12/2025

Thrilled to be presenting at this scientific meeting hosted by Western Canada Psychoanalytic Society.
April 26, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm via Zoom. Link in bio

12/23/2024

The Alphabet of what I’ve learned this year from my patients, my colleagues and my whole community. Part 1.

11/27/2024

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Many LGBTQIA+ and polyamorous people are understandably terrified about what a second Trump term could mean for our rights to bodily autonomy, self-determination, and the right to form family as we choose, particularly given the hateful rhetoric against trans people and against any family that isn.....

11/23/2024

As a psychoanalytic therapist, I rely on speech as a primary tool for exploration and understanding.

As a melomaniac, I turn to sound and harmonies to bridge the gaps where words fall short, connecting to emotions and experiences that language cannot always capture.
This year I was invited to be a music curator and writer for Irreverence Group Music, where I’m privileged to engage with artists who use their craft to express what words sometimes cannot.

This week, I had the honor of interviewing Latin GRAMMY—winning bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo and chat about his latest album.

https://irreverencegroupmusic.com/articles/2024/11/22/tango-goes-symphonic-unraveling-the-layers-of-strata-pedro-giraudos-new-album?fbclid=IwY2xjawGuuOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHclgHErM7niKBXfELstQRY2uH_hNFzAQyilmlZT1ObHFjAJy3CGajQV6Gw_aem_exYDKwX4dloHoeEYxSu1YQ

Unraveling the Layers of Strata, Pedro Giraudo’s New Album. Latin GRAMMY—winning Pedro Giraudo is widely recognized as one of today's leading tango musicians.

09/16/2024

After a short summer hiatus… we are back! Come stop by every Tuesday at 12 pm via zoom to practice your Spanish with other clinicians. All proficiency levels welcome, we don’t shy away from Spanglish in our space.

09/16/2024

We are back!!! Come join us every Tuesday at 12 pm to chat in Spanglish/Spanglish -and anything in between- with other clinicians.

Pay what you can. Register below:

A weekly conversation club for clinicians who would like to practice their Spanish skills.

09/15/2024

In our attempts to grasp the ungraspable, our minds can lead us to perceive reality in a fragmented way. This fragmented perception can lead to dangerous ideologies and actions that have material consequences on entire groups of people.
(Think of conflicting discourses around: school shootings, misogyny, genocide, immigrant hatred, just to name a few.

Question to ponder: who or what are we excluding in our attempt to grasp the ungraspable?

How quiet does our mind really get when we artificially segment reality in order to have the illusion of mastery and understanding?

Here’s an example of this thought process when it comes to climate change, but we can very well apply it to any current adversity.