Alpha Ponce, PACFA

Alpha Ponce is a PACFA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. She speaks English and Spanish and works with adults who want to move past persistent difficulties and regain more balance in their lives.

Her style is grounded and body-aware. Sessions often include attention to physical sensations as well as thoughts and feelings. That can help when anxiety or trauma feels stuck in the body rather than only in the mind.

Alpha draws on evidence-based, body-oriented approaches that pay attention to the nervous system. She uses techniques from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing alongside compassionate inquiry and gestalt ideas. These methods aim to increase self-awareness and emotional regulation rather than relying solely on talk.

She has eight years of documented experience working with issues like depression, attachment-related difficulties, abandonment and relationship communication problems. Alpha also supports people dealing with chronic illness or pain, eating and body image concerns, dissociation, and the impacts of disaster and immigration stress.

Her work is collaborative and paced to the person. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and building practical ways to respond differently. People who come for therapy will find an emphasis on safety, gentleness and developing skills they can use between sessions.

How body-aware approaches translate to online therapy

Alpha uses evidence-informed, body-oriented techniques that acknowledge how stress and trauma show up physically. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy focuses on movement and bodily sensations to help people change habitual responses to stress. Somatic Experiencing works with nervous system regulation and gentle tracking of physical cues to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional control.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person’s needs. Together they adjust pace and techniques so therapy feels practical and manageable.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from familiar surroundings. It can also allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when that better suits recovery or work schedules. Appropriately qualified therapists can help decide whether the chosen approach and session length fit your needs and daily life.