Trauma Therapy in Mérida, Yucatán

Heal from what happened and feel safe in your own life again, with professional support in person or online.

Trauma Therapy

Marisol Achirica is an English-speaking psychotherapist in Mérida, Yucatán, with 25+ years of experience and 70 five-star Google reviews. She helps people heal from trauma and the emotional wounds left by overwhelming experiences, both in person in Mérida and online via Zoom.

Trauma is the imprint that overwhelming experiences leave on the mind and the body. It can keep you on edge long after the danger has passed. With the right support, trauma can be processed at your own pace, and you can feel safe again.

How Trauma Can Show Up

Everyone carries it differently. These are some of the common ways it shows up:

Intrusive memories or flashbacks

Feeling constantly on guard (hypervigilance)

Avoiding reminders of what happened

Emotional numbness or disconnection

Trouble sleeping or nightmares

Feeling unsafe even when you are safe

How We Work With Trauma

My approach is gentle, trauma-informed, and paced. I blend a humanistic and psychodynamic perspective with practical tools to calm your nervous system, in the same spirit as the cognitive behavioral work I use with anxiety. We move at your pace, and you never have to relive everything to heal.

I work in both English and Spanish, and many of the people I see are expats building a life far from where they started. Trauma-focused approaches exist for exactly this kind of work, and the whole process stays trauma-informed, so you decide how much you share and how fast we go.

What to Expect

Free Discovery Call

A no-pressure video call to get to know each other and see if I’m the right therapist for you.

Weekly Sessions

One-hour sessions, in person in Mérida or online via Zoom, at your pace.

Safety and Relief

You process what happened at your own pace, calm your nervous system, and start to feel safe in your life again.

Frequently asked questions about trauma

How does trauma therapy work?

It starts with a free discovery call so we can get to know each other. From there we work in weekly sessions, at a pace you set. We combine practical tools to calm your nervous system with deeper work on what happened, so the past stops running your present. There’s no single formula. I adapt the process to you.

Can therapy help with trauma from many years ago?

Yes. Trauma doesn’t have an expiry date, and old wounds can still be processed. Many people carry something for decades before they feel ready to look at it. The work meets you where you are now, however long ago it began.

Will I have to relive what happened?

No. You never have to relive everything to heal. We work at your pace, and you stay in control of how much you share and when. The goal is to process what happened from a place of safety, not to push you back into it.

How long does trauma therapy take?

It depends on you and on what you’re carrying. Some people feel real relief within a few weeks as their nervous system settles. Deeper healing usually takes a few months of steady work. We check in regularly so you can feel the progress for yourself.

Do you offer online and English-speaking sessions?

Yes. I work in both English and Spanish, with in-person sessions in Mérida, Yucatán, and online sessions via Zoom anywhere in the world. Online trauma therapy works with the same depth and safety as meeting in person.