Alpha Ponce, PACFA

Alpha Ponce is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a somatic focus to therapy, noticing how the body and nervous system hold difficult experiences. Alpha offers a calm presence and practical ways to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life.

With eight years of experience, Alpha draws on evidence-based, body-oriented methods that link sensation and emotion. She helps people identify patterns formed by early attachment and developmental wounds, and she works with the effects of abandonment, dissociation, guilt and shame. Conversations are paired with attention to bodily signals so people can build tolerance for strong feelings.

Her work also addresses relationship communication, commitment worries, divorce and separation, and the impact of chronic illness or pain. She supports those affected by immigration stress, first responder pressures, isolation and the fallout of natural or human-caused disasters. Eating and body-image concerns, plus family-of-origin issues, are included in her focus.

Therapy sessions aim to create more self-awareness and emotional resilience. Alpha uses gentle inquiry and movement-based awareness alongside talk therapy to help people move beyond survival responses. The pace is set by each person, with an emphasis on practical steps that fit everyday life.

Reaching out can feel daunting. Alpha describes therapy as a collaborative process and offers guidance as people work toward clearer connection with themselves and others.

How body-focused therapy and online sessions can work together

Alpha's practice emphasises body-oriented, evidence-based techniques that attend to both sensation and emotion. Sensorimotor-style work involves noticing bodily responses linked to past experiences and gently learning new ways to respond; this can help with trauma, dissociation and chronic stress. Somatic approaches focus on nervous-system regulation through simple movement and attention to breath and sensation, often aiding anxiety, grief and the aftereffects of abuse.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the initial process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide what feels useful, adjusting methods as goals and needs become clearer. Clients and the counsellor discuss preferences and experiment with techniques so therapy fits each person's pace and comfort.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can still be helpful because it makes it easier to fit sessions into work and family life, reduces travel time and allows check-ins between in-person visits if needed. It can also allow shorter or more frequent appointments when that suits your schedule. Discuss format choices with the therapist to find what will work best for your circumstances.