Jovie Peralta, LCSW-Trauma Therapist

10/19/2026

10/14/2026

New Blog post up: Late Diagnosed ADHD in Women
Link in bio or follow this link:
https://www.saelaro.com/post/late-diagnosed-adhd-in-women-understanding-the-signs-late-diagnosis-and-coping-strategies

10/05/2026

Letting my inside thoughts come out to play. 🧐

09/29/2026

Sometimes the anger is so big I genuinely don’t know where to put it. You read the news.

You hear another thing being debated about women.
Another decision being made about us, for us, without us.

And your nervous system is just like:
“Cool. So are we screaming, crying, or setting the whole emotional filing cabinet on fire?”

Anger is a body response.

And sometimes it feels impossible to contain because your body is responding to something that feels deeply threatening, unjust, frightening, or profoundly out of your control.

You don’t have to turn your anger into something pretty. You don’t have to make it palatable.

You don’t have to immediately find the lesson, the silver lining, or the regulation skill that makes you a more convenient human.

Sometimes you get to say:
“This is fu***ng awful, and I am angry about it.”

And then breathe. And cry.
And rage-text your safest person.

And take care of the body that is carrying all of this.

Because having big feelings about what is happening around us doesn’t mean you’re dysregulated.

Sometimes it means you’re paying attention.

09/28/2026

Overcompensating was how I managed until life gave me more than I could compensate for. I didn’t receive my diagnosis until I was in my 30’s and it shows.🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😅

09/25/2026

Sometimes I’m surprised at the words that fall out of my mouth (good and bad 😂)

09/18/2026

We have to laugh, or we will cry. (We will probably still cry) 🤷‍♀️😆🫶

08/24/2026

I’ve been in CA for the past week, relaxing, learning and playing. The main goal was the EMDR International Association conference and I’m feeling so renewed and ready to incorporate new ideas into sessions and connect with new faces I had the privilege to interact with.

We also found time to rest and play in the most beautiful sunny weather. ☀️ My inner child is happy while my therapist self is feeling reenergized. 🫶
(And my back is sunburnt 🥵🤣)

07/29/2026

Join us if you can!

06/19/2026

Therapy can either support freedom or quietly undermine it.

Anti-oppressive therapy means I’m always asking: whose definition of “healthy” are we working from? Who gets to define healing? I don’t pathologize survival. I don’t ask you to shrink so you’re easier to treat.

Freedom includes the freedom to be fully, unapologetically yourself. Healing is a radical act. 🖤 Human Rights Campaign