About

Integrative Clinical Therapist | Transforming High-Achievers from External Success to Emotional Fulfillment

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Heal Attachment Wounds

Break Generational Patterns

Rewire Your Nervous System

Create Conscious Relationships

Embody
Self-Worth

Hi,

I'm Erika Navarro

I’m a 40-year-old Colombian woman who knows what it’s like to look successful on the outside while feeling empty on the inside. I’m a wife to Miguel, a mom to Axel, and a former caregiver who learned too young to put everyone else first.

I grew up in poverty and dysfunction, surrounded by trauma I didn’t know how to name. I came to this country with nothing and built a life that looked perfect, until it all fell apart and forced me to do the hardest work of my life: healing myself. Today, I help high-achieving professionals do the same.

I work in both English and Spanish because healing shouldn’t require you to translate your pain. I don’t just teach this work, I’ve lived it. Every pattern I help my clients break, I’ve broken in myself first.

Hi,

I'm Erika Navarro

My Journey

My Journey

From Poverty to Hollywood to Purpose

I came to this country with nothing.

Born in Colombia into a dysfunctional family marked by poverty and trauma, I became my cognitively disabled father’s caregiver while still a child. I grew up surrounded by unhealed wounds and generational pain, the kind of struggles that teach you to survive, but not to live.

I promised myself I would build a different life.

And I did. At least, on the outside.

The American Dream (That Wasn't Enough)

I moved to Hollywood and worked relentlessly, checking every box society said would bring happiness.

I married Miguel. We bought the beautiful house I’d dreamed of. I drove the car I couldn’t have imagined as a little girl in Colombia. Then I became pregnant with Axel, the final piece of my perfect life.

I had everything I’d ever wanted, but inside, I felt completely empty.

After Axel was born, everything fell apart. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks. I had achieved the American Dream, but I was drowning inside it.

I looked at my beautiful life and asked: “Why am I not happy? What’s wrong with me?”

The American Dream (That Wasn't Enough)

That’s when I realized:

Achievement doesn’t heal trauma. Success doesn’t fill the void.

The childhood wounds I’d buried? Still there. The generational patterns? Still running my life. The belief that I had to perform to be worthy? Still driving me.

I had built a beautiful life on an unhealed foundation. And it was crumbling.

So I did what terrified me most: I stopped running. I turned inward. I started healing.

I became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, but I didn’t stop at Western psychology. I integrated trauma therapy, nervous system work, biodecoding, and transgenerational healing.

I had to heal myself before I could truly help others.

Why I Do This Work?

For 18 years, I’ve helped over 1,200 people transform their lives. I work bilingually with high-achievers who accomplished everything but still felt empty.

Because I know what it’s like to:

  • Come from trauma and build a successful life
    Check every box and still feel unfulfilled
  • Look perfect outside while struggling inside
  • Carry patterns you inherited but didn’t choose


I’m a Colombian immigrant, wife, mother, and former caregiver who learned too young to put everyone else first.

I don’t just teach this work. I’ve lived it.

My Approach

I integrate evidence-based psychotherapy with trauma-informed nervous system work, biodecoding, and practical spirituality.

You can’t think your way out of trauma. You can’t achieve your way to wholeness. You have to heal the roots.

We work on transgenerational patterns, attachment wounds, nervous system dysregulation, and beliefs formed when you were too young to question them.

This is clinical work grounded in science and soul work that honors your whole being.

My Promise

I understand what it’s like to achieve everything and still feel empty. The weight of generational trauma. The immigrant experience of building a new life while carrying old wounds. The courage it takes to stop performing and start healing.

Ready to Begin Your Transformation?

If my story resonates with you…

If you’ve achieved success but lost yourself along the way…

If you’re ready to heal the roots instead of managing the symptoms…

Let’s talk.

Education and Certifications

December
2007
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology

National Open and Distance University - UNAD, Colombia

August
2008
Specialist in Social Project Management

Javeriana University of Cali, Colombia

December
2012
Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication

National Open and Distance University - UNAD, Colombia

December
2014
Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology

Saint Thomas University, Colombia

January
2022
Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy

Alliant International University, CA - USA

October
2024
Marriage and Family Therapy License, LMFT #150918

Board of Behavioral Sciences - CA - USA