Ways to Work Together
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My goal as your therapist is to guide you in a compassionate exploration of your personal history, helping you uncover the root causes of your struggles and empowering you with the knowledge and skills needed for self-compassion and deep healing.
Cost: $150
Duration: 45 minutes
What to expect: A dedicated, trauma-informed space focused entirely on your personal growth, healing from past wounds, and building practical skills for self-compassion.
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My goal as your couples therapist is to help both partners understand each other better, navigate challenges effectively, and foster a healthier relationship overall.
I specialize in helping couples who navigate differences in race, culture, socioeconomic class, immigration status, age, religious background, or communication style.
Cost: $200
Duration: 60 minutes
What to expect: A supportive, culturally responsive environment designed to hold space for your unique intersections, helping you tackle misunderstandings with care and rebuild a deeply connected partnership.
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Over the years, I’ve led workshops and events at leading institutions such as New York University, Columbia University, the City University of New York’s Neurodiversity Conference, as well as NASPA for Student Affairs Professionals, and Active Minds.
I am passionate about advancing trauma-informed, culturally affirming, and intersectional care, as well as creating environments where neurodivergent, first-generation, and low-income students can truly thrive.
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Bring evidence-based mental health crisis intervention directly to your school, non-profit, or workplace.
As a trauma-informed clinician who has facilitated workshops for institutions like NYU and Columbia University, I deliver these courses with the cultural humility, intersectional lens, and clinical depth your team deserves.
Cost: $2,500 – $3,000 flat rate
Capacity: Up to 15 participants
Format: Flexible (Full-Day In-Person or 2-day Virtual)
I offer a holistic, decolonized, and somatic approach to healing.
Meaning in our work, I recognize that individual wellness is inseparable from collective history. We will name and notice how systems of oppression shape your wellbeing, and honor not just the pain passed down through generations, but also the profound resilience, strength, and ancestral wisdom that lives within your lineage.
We do this while honoring that the mental health and well-being of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) has been deeply impacted by individual, collective, and historical traumas rooted in white supremacy and settler-colonialism.
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2022- Post-Masters Certificate in Advanced Clinical Trauma-Informed Care from New York University (NYU).
2023 - Certificate in Somatic Embodiment and Self-Regulation Strategies. Facilitated by Linda Thai.
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2026 - Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training. Facilitated by RazaPsychology.
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2026 - Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy: An Experiential Introduction. Facilitated by Hakomi Institute.
2024- Introduction to Somatic Therapy for Trauma by Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, LCSW
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2026- Laurel Parnell’s Attachment-Focused EMDR Course: A clinician’s guide to healing trauma and developmental deficits, PESI.
2025 - The Missing Pieces of Attachment Theory: A Decolonized Approach. Facilitated by Linda Thai.
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2026 - Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) Certification by Jainna Fisher, PhD
2025 - Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) by Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, LCSW
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2024 - Dr. Sue Johnson's Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, PESI.
Specialized Training
“I am an act of kneading, of uniting and joining that not only has produced both a creature of darkness and a creature of light, but also a creature that questions the definitions of light and dark and gives them new meanings.”
― Gloria Anzaldúa
Dez Rodriguez Psychotherapy
hello@dezrodriguez.com
Virtual therapy throughout New York State
Licensed Mental Health Counselor #014659