Muriel Casamayor, MA, Associate Marriage Family Therapist

Muriel Casamayor, MA, Associate Marriage Family Therapist I am an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about working with children and the

🌿 Esta semana hablamos de…de duelo y esperanza,de cómo sanar cuando el miedo, la pérdida o la injusticia tocan nuestras ...
11/15/2025

🌿 Esta semana hablamos de…

de duelo y esperanza,
de cómo sanar cuando el miedo, la pérdida o la injusticia tocan nuestras vidas.
Hablamos con personas que cruzaron fronteras,
que viven con valentĂ­a su identidad,
que han perdido a una hija, a un amigo, a una pareja.
Compartimos lágrimas, silencios y también sonrisas.
Reconocimos el dolor, pero también la fuerza que nace al contarlo.
En cada historia encontramos resistencia, amor, y comunidad.
Recordamos que sanar no siempre significa olvidar,
sino aprender a caminar con el corazón abierto y acompañado.
En este espacio, cada historia importa,
y cada sesión es un acto de dignidad y esperanza. 🤍

11/05/2025

On November 5, 2019, I passed my clinical licensure exam and officially became an LMFT. 🌿
So much has changed since then. Back then, I thought therapy alone was the tool to heal. But life, the universe, my clients, and my own journey have shown me how wrong I was.
School taught me the “western” ways of becoming a neutral, poker-faced therapist. But my comunidad, my ancestors, and my own healing taught me that true transformation happens far beyond the therapy room.
I’ve learned that we heal in community—through connection, storytelling, ceremony, laughter, food, movement, prayer, and art.
That mental health is political.
That our existence, our language, and our skin are political.
That healing requires us to decolonize our minds and remember the ways our ancestors have always known.
Therapy is not just “talk therapy.” It’s drumming, dancing, crying, breathing, cooking, resting, and remembering.
It’s holding space for our people to come home to themselves.
It’s honoring every part of who we are—without apology.
I’m proud of the therapist I’ve become, but even prouder of the healer I’m still becoming. There’s still more work to do, and I’m here for it—with love, resistance, and comunidad. 💛

At my recent EMDR conference, I noticed something that stayed with me.Room after room, therapists were excited about Pol...
10/28/2025

At my recent EMDR conference, I noticed something that stayed with me.
Room after room, therapists were excited about Polyvagal Theory — quoting books, sharing tools, taking notes.
But almost no one mentioned where these practices truly come from.
No words of gratitude for the Indigenous or African ancestral wisdom that has always known the power of rhythm, breath, prayer, and collective regulation.
Instead, I heard “yoga” and “mindfulness” tossed around as the default “ancient practice.”
When we erase the roots of these teachings, we continue the same harm we claim to heal.
If you work with BIPOC communities, you can’t afford to ignore lineage.
Because when we fail to name it, we participate in the colonization of healing itself.

Take a moment to ask yourself:

🌿 Who do I cite when I teach about the body and the nervous system?
🌿 Whose traditions am I benefiting from without acknowledgment?
🌿 How can I honor the culture-keepers who carried these practices long before Western science gave them names?
This isn’t about guilt — it’s about integrity.
Healing work must include historical memory.

Name the lineage. Honor the wisdom. Cite the science.
— Dr. Muriel Casamayor, DSW, LMFT
(formerly undocumented • immigrant • community-rooted clinician)

✨ El Summit de VIH “Somos Resilientes” organizado por  fue un gran éxito.Conectar con otres proveedores que comparten lo...
10/24/2025

✨ El Summit de VIH “Somos Resilientes” organizado por fue un gran éxito.
Conectar con otres proveedores que comparten los valores y el compromiso de Alianza en la defensa de la comunidad TGI realmente me llenĂł el corazĂłn. đź’ś
Disfruté mucho del evento — ¡gracias, Alianza, por crear un espacio tan afirmante, resiliente e inspirador! 🌿

✨ Community Vigil: Grief, Resistance, and Solidarity ✨These moments call us to gather — to bear witness, to grieve, and ...
10/11/2025

✨ Community Vigil: Grief, Resistance, and Solidarity ✨

These moments call us to gather — to bear witness, to grieve, and to resist.
Our struggles are intertwined. The injustices of displacement, occupation, and state violence ripple across our communities.

🕯️ What to Expect:
A moment of silence • Names read aloud • Spoken word & poetry • Collective prayer • Song & reflection • Resource & action tables
Bring a candle, a poem, or simply your presence.
Wear olive, white, or black as symbols of solidarity.
Together, let us transform grief into community, rage into unity, and presence into resilience.

We will not forget — and we will act. ✊🏽

Please help amplify this vigil: share, tag, and show up with intention and heart.

💛 Small words can carry big hope.
💛 Pequeñas palabras pueden sembrar gran esperanza.📞 988 is available 24/7.
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09/27/2025

đź’› Small words can carry big hope.

💛 Pequeñas palabras pueden sembrar gran esperanza.

📞 988 is available 24/7.



🌱 You don’t have to fix anyone—your presence is enough.
🌱 No tienes que arreglar a nadie—tu presencia es suficiente.📞 98...
09/26/2025

🌱 You don’t have to fix anyone—your presence is enough.

🌱 No tienes que arreglar a nadie—tu presencia es suficiente.

📞 988 can guide you too.



✊ Building networks of care keeps us alive beyond systems.
✊ Construir redes de cuidado nos mantiene vivxs más allá de l...
09/25/2025

✊ Building networks of care keeps us alive beyond systems.

✊ Construir redes de cuidado nos mantiene vivxs más allá de los sistemas.

📞 Call or text 988 for support.



🕊️ Every story matters. Sharing them keeps us alive.
🕊️ Cada historia importa. Compartirlas nos mantiene vivxs.📞 988 is ...
09/25/2025

🕊️ Every story matters. Sharing them keeps us alive.

🕊️ Cada historia importa. Compartirlas nos mantiene vivxs.

📞 988 is open 24/7.



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