Facilitator Spotlight

Claudia Cuentas (she/her) is a Peruvian marriage and family therapist, an independent researcher and an educator, specializing in the treatment of healing trauma, trauma recovery, cultural identity and decolonization of healing. She has training in MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy from MAPS and Ketamine assisted Psychotherapy from Polaris Institute. She holds an MA in Drama Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy; has completed her 3 years training of Somatic Experiencing, and holds a Trauma Informed Care frame of work.  She also has extensive studies for the last 15 years in Indigenous healing, from her native Aymara and Quechua lineages of South America, and has been given permission by her elders to teach and share her studies for health and wellness.

Claudia started her journey as an educator and advocate of art, as a tool for healing and liberation. In becoming a therapist at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Claudia focused on serving immigrant communities, families and children. She has worked with undocumented families, refugees, homeless population and women survivors of violence, especially dealing with PTSD. Upon arriving to Portland, Oregon, Claudia joined the team at Conexiones, a Multicultural Center for Trauma Recovery. She continues to participate in ongoing training and education on the intersectionality of generational trauma, plant medicine science, eco-informed therapy, nervous system healing and indigenous knowledge.

Claudia currently has a private practice in Portland, Oregon and collaborates with community organizations like NAYA foundation, Adelante Mujeres, and Milpa Collective, amongst many others, developing and implementing curriculum to support community healing from an indigenous perspective. She is committed to continue providing ethical, educational and integrated work to support indigenous, black, brown and immigrant communities recovering from trauma. Claudia is also a recording musician, a singer songwriter and the founder of the Canta Colibrí Project.