“Our ancestors knew that healing comes in cycles and circles. One generation carries the pain so that the next can live and heal.”
-Gemma B. Benton
Our Approach
Ancestral Therapy offers somatic, relational, & experiential psychotherapy that contextualizes symptoms within historical, political, cultural, spiritual, and familial contexts. Our therapeutic approach recognizes that many of our struggles are not individual failures - they are inherited survival responses in our lineage. Henceforth, we view all symptoms, defenses, and emotions as having an underlying positive intent, even if their actions or effects appear counterproductive or dysfunctional.
Our Offerings
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Somatic & Experiential Psychotherapy
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Microdosing Guidance
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Psychedelic Integration Support
Meet the Founder
Denisse Escobar, AMFT, MA, BA
Meet Denisse! She is the founder of Ancestral Therapy and a California-based therapist who advocates for ancestral healing and cultural remembrance in psychotherapy. Ancestral Therapy was born in 2022 and is a testament of Denisse’s journey of reconnecting to her roots, cultura, and ancestors when moving to my pueblo in Mexico.
