Terra Counseling Center

Miguel Barillas is the best therapist Ive worked with. Compassionate, empathic and knowledgeable. This therapy hes using: Somatic Experiencing has done wonders for me. Working with various childhood traumas, hes able to guide me and protect me from whatever could and does come out of dormancy. EMDR was too much for me and got me to dissociate right away. This is a much gentler approach that focuses on releasing any shocks of the nervous system. So I dont get re-traumatized by going back there. This is so crucial for anybody who has gone through terrible things. Thank you Miguel! Youre a life saver and I recommend him a million times over.
Jul 27th, 2021

Miguel is a fountain of compassion. Truly a gem. He has helped me in addressing many of the traumas Ive experienced which has helped me in every avenue of life. Having done sessions with him for some time now he has shared tools to empower me on a day to day basis in clearing stuck emotions and reframing thoughts and past experiences. Having his support has been life changing and Im very grateful for him.
Jul 15th, 2021

I worked with Miguel for about a year. The work we did together helped me understand the formerly imperceptible way my brain and body work together in feeling, harboring, and releasing trauma. I came out of my work there more aware, positive, and ready to show up for myself.
Jun 26th, 2021

I had such an amazing experience with Miguel Barillas. I am definitely looking forward to having more sessions with him in the near future. I had experienced somatic experiencing in the past but I never really understood how effective this kind of therapy was until I had my session with Miguel. I think the biggest take away from my experience was understanding the importance/value of healing from my past traumas at a reasonable pace and to stop and actually feel & deal with things. Their space is very comfortable (zen vibe) and the entire experience was pleasant. Thank you for your support Miguel.
Mar 17th, 2020

My emotional life has improved dramatically since I worked with Angellique and Miguel. My husband and I took couple's therapy with Angellique, her objective and fair point of view made us realize that each of us had to work and heal our things in individual therapies in order to improve our relationship and most importantly to ourselves. That is my case, but I'm sure that she will treat yours according to your needs. On top of everything that was going on, I fall in a deep depression and I started seeing Miguel. He works with somatic therapy which treats the mind and body, focusing in the body symptoms and nervous system when entering in a sort of meditation state. Trauma accumulated stays in the body and starts revealing during these sessions. Miguel guided me thru the strange feelings that I had, entering little by little in the vortex of my emotions dealing with them one by one, this allowed me to understand myself and my body more. Whenever I touched for a bit emotions that for me, were hard to deal with, such as sadness, anger, resentment, etc. I could comprehend where that was coming from and see them from a different perspective, giving myself permission to feel them in mi mind, heart and body but not getting stuck in them anymore. This is not a "quick fix", the process takes time and consistency but I can guarantee it delivers good results. I believe that we, as human beings can't expect instant gratification with something as delicate as memories and emotions accumulated in our mind and body over the years. This process brought me more clarity to take decisions in my life and definitely peace of mind. I feel proud of myself for being able to leave that ugly dark hole called depression but so necessary as a wake up call in my life. Thank you guys! Michelle
Apr 27th, 2020