Professional Licensure

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences, License #LMFT110793. Licensed in December 2018. Renewed & current.

Certifications

Certificate, Grief Doula. November, 2022. Instructors: Tereza Iñiguez-Flores of Tierra Morena Holistic Healing & Meckell Milburn MA, NBC-HWC, CWP of Revolutionary Healing. 

Certificate, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) approved Continuing Education Provider, January 2022. Provider number: #128134. Renewed & current.

Certificate, Hatha Yoga & Meditation Instructor. Ignite Institute, Embody Yoga’s Roots. 1)  200-hour program completed May 2021; 2) 300-hour program completed December 2020; 3) 60-hour program completed March 2019. 

Certificate, LGBT Human Services and Mental Health, December 2016, Rockway Institute, Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology.

Professional Development Apprenticeship

October 2021 – Present: Nuestra Medicina Apprenticeship: Introduction to Curanderismo with Maestra Tereza Iñiguez-Flores of Tierra Morena Holistic Healing, The Curanderismo Path & Maestro Ricardo Galván of Infinite Paths Raices Sagradas Holistic Life Coaching.

Mesoamerican indigenous knowledge for psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing. Level 4: Current. Level 3: Completed October 2023. Level 2: Completed December 2022. Level 1: Completed April 2022.

January 2022 - Present: Individual Apprenticeship with Maestra Tereza Iñiguez-Flores of Tierra Morena Holistic Healing, The Curanderismo Path. 

Mesoamerican indigenous knowledge for psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing

Academic History

Master of Arts, Marital & Family Therapy, December 2016, Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology, Sacramento, CA. COAMFTE Accredited. 

Bachelor of Science, Women’s Studies, May 2012, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.

Bachelor of Arts, Humanities and Religious Studies, emphasis on Religious Studies, May 2012, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

January 2019 - Present: Individual, Partner, & Family Counseling: Ari Lozano, LMFT & Associates, Inc. 

A private group practice that offers counseling centering the wellness of black, indigenous, people of color, and the LGBTQIA2S+ population. Roles: CEO, Clinical Supervisor (see below under “Clinical Supervisor Experience”), Psychotherapist (see below under “Clinical Experience”), and Consultant (see below under “Consultant Experience”). CEO responsibilities include: 1) seek, hire, and train team of clinicians working towards licensure in the state of CA; 2) fiscal responsibility and decision making; 3) provide psychotherapy; 4) communicating with members and wider community; 5) creating and implementing community vision; 6) maintaining awareness of expansion opportunities and collaborations; 7) ensuring the 

community centers people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community voices; 8) setting measurable goals; 9) leading the development of short- and long-term plans. 

May 2019 – Present: POC meets Rainbow: A wellness movement centering transgender and queer people of color. 

This space centers indigenous and ancestral knowledge, creates community support systems, and explores the impact of white supremacy on the mind, body, and spirit of marginalized communities. CEO responsibilities include: 1) create, promote, and lead spaces for gentle yoga, chair yoga, meditation, mudra practice, and more; 2) communicating with members and wider community; 3) creating and implementing community vision; 4) maintaining awareness of expansion opportunities and collaborations; 5) ensuring the community centers Black and Indigenous voices; 6) setting measurable goals; 7) leading the development of short- and long-term plans. 

November 2020 – Present: BIPOC Mental Health Clinicians Collaborative.

A collaborative virtual space for mental health providers who self-identify as black, indigenous, or as a person of color and who are interested in: 1) Engaging in self-of-the-therapist work to explore and unpack one’s individual relationship with white supremacy; 2) Consulting on cases, sharing the strengths, successes, and challenges that surface around anti-blackness, internalized racism, challenging white supremacy, etc. and the intersection of direct client work; and 3) Practicing interventions, techniques, and skills to continue to polish one’s craft as a mental health provider. CEO responsibilities include: 1) create and distribute newsletter, Decolonizing Psychotherapy: A newsletter for clinicians of color; 2) create, promote, and lead workshops and collaborative learning spaces; 3) creating and implementing community vision; 4) maintaining awareness of expansion opportunities and collaborations; 5) ensuring the community centers Black and Indigenous voices; 6) setting measurable goals; 7) communicating with members and wider community 8) leading the development of short- and long-term plans. 

November 2023 - Present: Arco Iris Rituals: Indigenous Mesoamerican Healing Practices (Sole Proprietor) 

A holistic approach to wellness by integrating Mesoamerican Curanderismo practices with contemporary healing arts, creating a unique style of life coaching. This holistic approach is utilized to heal trauma, illness, emotional and/or physical discomfort, depression, anxiety and more. These practices provide community members with opportunities to connect with inner wisdom, ancestral knowledge, self-acceptance, expression, and a personal deepened connection with their life purpose. 

Clinical Experience

January 2019 – Present: Individual, Partner, & Family Counseling: Ari Lozano, LMFT & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA. 

Specialization & populations served: BIPOC; LGBTQIA2S+; ADHD challenges & experiences; grief and loss; burnout and compassion fatigue; vicarious trauma; childhood and adult trauma; COVID-19 pandemic fatigue; migration experiences; intimate partner violence; sexual assault/abuse; adverse childhood experiences; complex multi-layered marginalization; anxeity/stress related disorders; depression/mood disorders. 

August 2017 – May 2019: Sunset Counseling Center, Inc., Roseville, CA.

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Populations served: LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, children, adolescents, parent/child, adults, elders, low socio-economic status, and more. 

January 2016 – May 2017: Gender Health Center, Sacramento, CA.

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee. Populations served: LGBTQIA2S, BIPOC, polyamorous partnership constellations and families, trauma, children, parent/child, low socio-economic, and more. 

August 2012 – December 2017: Casa de Esperanza, Yuba City, CA. 

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee, Peer Counselor. Populations served: Intimate partner/domestic  violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, BIPOC, immigrants, undocumented, monolingual Spanish speakers, low socio-economic status, and more. 

Clinical Supervisor Experience 

January 2023 - Present: Individual, Partner, & Family Counseling: Ari Lozano, LMFT & Associates, Inc.  

Summary of experience: 1) Teach marriage and family therapy (MFT) Interns and Associates to recognize, identify, and safely navigate legal and ethical issues as a practicing marriage and family therapist; 2) Guide MFT Interns and Associates through equitable treatment of LGBTQIA2S and BIPOC community members; and 3) Provide weekly feedback-informed consultation, support, and review of client caseload. Provide Individual and Triadic Clinical Supervision.

September 2021 – Present: Gender Health Center, Sacramento, CA. 

Summary of experience: 1) Teach marriage and family therapy (MFT) Interns and Associates to recognize, identify, and safely navigate legal and ethical issues as a practicing marriage and family therapist; 2) Guide MFT Interns and Associates through equitable treatment of LGBTQIA2S and BIPOC community members; and 3) Provide weekly feedback-informed consultation, support, and review of client caseload. Provide Individual and Group Clinical Supervision.

Clinical Consultant Experience 

January 2019 - Present: Provide agencies, organizations, and individual clinicians with consultation for best practices and standards of care for psychotherapy with black, indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQIA2S+ populations. 

Mentorship

September 2020 – September 2022: American River College, PUENTE PROJECT, Sacramento, CA. 

Summary of experience: 1) Provide mentees with an academic, professional, and career connection; 2) Model professionalism and success as a transgender/non-binary, queer, person 

of color; 3) Assist mentees in navigating first-time higher education; 4) Assist mentees with safely coping through COVID-19, social unrest, and other stressors. 

January 2017 – May 2017: Gender Health Center, Sacramento, CA. 

Summary of experience: 1) Mentored graduate students individually regarding ethical/legal issues in clinical counseling; and 2) Provided weekly feedback-informed consultation, support, and review of client caseload.

Interviews and Appearances 

April 2020: Queer Sacramento Podcast by Michael Quinichett, LMT. About: A look into the lives of LGBTQ+ people, businesses, and events in and around the capital city of California, Sacramento. Summary: Episode #15: Ariana talks to us about their QTPOC focus in their professional therapy career and yoga practice. 

Clinical Interests 

1. Holistic wellness for black, indigenous, and all people of color.

2. Holistic wellness for LGBTQIA2S+ community members.

3. Merging indigenous wellnesss practices with western psychotherapy practices.

4. Mind-body connection, including mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and yoga.

5. Curanderismo, (Meso-american healing practices), and nature as therapy.

6. Liberation Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Biblio-therapy, Movie-therapy, Sandtray/Play Therapy.

Qualities and Skills

1. Sensitive to diverse community members of various life experiences.

2. Adaptability and flexibility to changing environments.

3. Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.

4. Impressive aptitude for public speaking in large and small groups settings.

5. Exceptional ability to conceptualize creative problem solving.

6. Full professional proficiency to speak, write, and communicate in Spanish.

Professional Affiliations 

October 2015 – Present: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). Full Professional Membership. Sacramento Valley Chapter. 

August 2021 – Present: World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Full Professional Membership. 

August, 2021 – Present: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Full Professional Membership. Previous Student Membership May 2015 April 2016: Current Special 

Interest Network Memberships: 1) Margins to Center: Cultural Connections among C/MFT’s; 2) MFT’s Working in Trauma; and 3) Queer and Trans Advocacy Network. 

August 2021 – Present: National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA). Full Professional Membership. Special Interest Groups: 1) Bilingual Issues in Latinx Mental Health; 2) Latinx Child, Adolescent, & Family Psychology; 3) Orgullo Latinx: Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 

August 2021 – August 2022: International Association for Sandtray Therapy (IAST). Full Professional Membership. 

August 2021 – August 2022: Association for Play Therapy (APT), California Chapter. Full Professional Membership. 

Workshops and Presentations

Burnout Management for Pre-Licensed Mental Health Clinicians. September 6, 2023. Gender Health Center, Sacramento, CA. 

Therapeutic Documentation Practices & Approaches. September 7, 2023. Gender Health Center, Sacramento, CA.  

Working with Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Variant Community Members. September 21, 2023. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Mental Health of Latinx Youth: Warning Signs & Coping Tools. January 4, 2023. Mexican Consulate, Sacramento, CA. 

Working with Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Variant Community Members. November 8, 2022. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Working with Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Variant Community Members. December 2, 2021. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Latinx Mental Health. Bard High School Early College Queens, La Fuerza Unida. May 5, 2021. Virtual conference. 

Foundations for Facilitators and Teachers: Affirming practices for working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant community members in the yoga and meditation wellness world. April 23, 2021. Embodied Yoga Summit. Virtual conference. 

Six Session Embodied Meditation Series. April 29, 2021 – June 3, 2021. Immigrants Rising. Virtual gatherings. 

Setting Boundaries within our Latinx Households. March 12, 2021, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. Virtual conference. 

Psychotherapy Treatment of Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Community Members: Standards of Care and Best Practices. December 3, 2020. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Six Session Chakra Meditation Series. November 30, 2020 - December 17, 2020. American River College, Center for Leadership and Development, Sacramento, CA. 

Countertransference: Managing Triggers During a Pandemic and Social Unrest. October 8, 2020. OpenHouse-SF, Bob Ross LGBT Senior Center. San Francisco, CA. 

Self-Care: Nurturing the Self During a Pandemic and Social Unrest. September 4, 2020. OpenHouse-SF, Bob Ross LGBT Senior Center. San Francisco, CA. 

Cómo Establecer Límites Para Mantener El Bienestar Familiar: Setting Boundaries to Maintain a Healthy Family. August 26, 2020. Health Education Council. Sacramento, CA. 

Burn-Out: Creating Awareness of Symptoms During a Pandemic and Social Unrest. August 7, 2020. OpenHouse-SF, Bob Ross LGBT Senior Center. San Francisco, CA.

Boundaries: Maintaining Safe Limits with Elder LGBTQIA Community Members During a 

Pandemic and Social Unrest. July 17, 2020. OpenHouse-SF, Bob Ross LGBT Senior Center. San 

Francisco, CA.

Transgender Latinas from Central and South America Seeking Asylum in Sacramento, CA: A Reflection of Clinical Practices. February 18 & February 25, 2020. Doctor of Psychology Students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Experiencias de Salud Mental para Padres de Jóvenes LGBTQ+: Mental Health Experiences of Parents with LGBTQ+ Children and Adolescents. December 7, 2019. Health Education Council, Promotora Conference. Sacramento, CA. 

Psychotherapy Treatment of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Community Members: Standards of Care and Best Practices. December 5, 2019. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy Students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Trans Week of Awareness: Celebrating the Strength, Courage, and Resilience of Gender Liberation, An Embodied Meditation. November 16, 2019. Gender Health Center & Delta Mind Body Center. Sacramento, CA. 

Queer Informed Narrative Therapy: Reflecting Teams as a Healing Practice for Sexual and Gender Minorities. October 3, 2019. LGBTQ–TA CENTER, California Reducing Disparities Project, California Department of Public Health. Sacramento, CA.

An Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Experiences in Early Adolescence. July 23, 2019. Girls Rock Sacramento. Sacramento, CA.

Summer Solstice 2019: A Gathering for People of Color. June 21, 2019. Delta Mind Body Center, Sacramento, CA. 

Parent/Child Therapy: Foundations for Clinical Practice with Families with Sexual and/or Gender Minorities. June 20, 2019. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Wellness Retreat: Foundations for Somatic, Emotional, and Psychological Wellbeing. June 19, 2019. Sacramento Covered. Sacramento, CA. 

Decolonizing Self-Care: Creating Support Systems in BIPOC Communities. March 31, 2019. Yoga Seed Collective, Sacramento, CA. 

Transgender Latina Migration Experiences: International Women’s Day 2019. March 8, 2019. lululemon, Arden-Arcade, Sacramento, CA.

Intimate Partner Violence: Warning Signs and Best Practices. October 4, 2018. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

I think I’m Cisgender? A Workshop for Parents, Friends, and Allies of Gender Minorities. July 9, 2018. Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) Placer County. 

Queer 101: Preparing for Community Practice with Gender and Sexual Minorities. April 3, 2018. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus.

Transgender Care in Sex Therapy: Considerations and Best Practices. June 15, 2017. M.A. Couple & Family Therapy students, Alliant International University, Sacramento Campus. 

Self-of-the-Therapist: An Experiential Workshop Addressing Attitudes Towards Bisexuality and Homosexuality. June 2, 2017. California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), Sacramento Valley Chapter. 

How Do Early Career Mental Health Professionals Learn to Work with Gender and Sexual Minority Clients: What is Competence? March 17, 2017. International Family Therapy Association (IFTA). Malaga, Spain. 

Foundational Components for LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency in CFT and Clinical Training Programs: An Experiential Workshop. February 26, 2016. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, California chapter (AAMFT-CA). San Francisco, CA. 

Teaching Sexual Minority Cultural Competence: Best Practices in Couple & Family Therapy and Clinical Psychology Graduate Training Programs. February 26, 2016. Poster Presentation. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, California Division. San Francisco, 

California.

Continuing Education and Professional Development

Gender Affirmative Care for Youth. Diane Chen, PhD. July 21, 2023. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago & Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Law & Ethics: Where do I Start? The Basics of Starting a Successful Private Practice, CAMFT. June 16, 2023. 3 CEUs 

Ethical Issues in Discussing Hormone Replacement Therapy With Youth, Mind the Gap. June 4, 2023. 

The Bisexual Client: Trauma-Focused Care. NetCE. December 30, 2022. 5 CEUs. 

Racial Trauma: The African American Experience. NetCE. December 30, 2022. 5 CEUs. 

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. John M. Leonard, MD. NetCE. December 30, 2022. 2 CEUs. 

Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sharon M. Griffin, RN, PhD. NetEC. December 30, 2022. 5 CEUs. 

HIV/AIDS: Epidemic Update for Behavioral Health Professionals. Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW. NetCE. December 29, 2022. 7 CEUs. 

Law, Ethics, and Supervision: The Use of Authority. Ricki Boden, LCSW, MFT. SupervisionCEU. December 29, 2022. 6 CEUs. 

Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention. Nicole Hiltibran, MA, LMFT. Aspira Continuing Education. December 29, 2022. 6 CEUs. 

Grief Doula Certification Course. Instructors: Tereza Iñiguez-Flores of Tierra Morena Holistic Healing & Meckell Milburn MA, NBC-HWC, CWP of Revolutionary Healing. November 20, 2022. 

Culturally Relevant Supervision: Ethical Practice. SupervsionCEU.com, Ricki Boden, LCSW LCS 10670, LMFT, MFC 9067. November 7, 2022. Virtual. 6 CEUs. 

Feather Medicine Class. Dr. Samuel Nez. August 28, 2022. Virtual. 

Basic Payroll Tax Seminar. California Employment Development Department. September 7, 2022. Virtual.

Employment Status Tax Seminar. California Employment Development Department. August 30, 2022. Virtual.

State Labor Law & Payroll Tax Seminar. California Employment Development Department. August 25, 2022. Virtual.

Federal/State Basic Payroll Tax Seminar. California Employment Development Department. August 24, 2022. Virtual.

Herbalism with EBT: Recipes and Medicine Making. Brandon Ruiz. June 24, 2022. Virtual.

Suicide Assessment and Prevention. Mark Rose, BS, MA and Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW. NetCE. February 2, 2022. 6 CEUs. 

Decolonizing Clinical Supervision. Simple Practice Learning. Dana Stone, Ph.D, LMFT and Jessica ChengFeng, PhD, LMFT. August 2021. 2.5 CEUs. 

Supervision: Enhancing Supervisees Clinical Skills. Healthcare Training Institute. December 

2020. 6 CEUs. 

HIV: Therapeutic Strategies for Guilt, Uncertainty, and Taking Control. Healthcare Training Institute. December 2020. 7 CEUs. 

TeleMental Health Ethics Basics – What You Need to Know. Healthcare Training Institute. December 2020. 6 CEUs. 

Beyond Therapy: The Basics of Clinical Documentation, Lisa Kathryn Jackson, MA,LPCC, NCC. 

October 2017. 4 CEUs. 

Child Abuse in Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Communities, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. October 2017. 10 CEUs. 

Borderline Personality Disorder, Mark Rose, BS, MA, NetCE. September 2017. 15 CEUs. 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Key Practice Issues, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, 

NetCE. September 2017. 5 CEUs. 

Counseling Unemployed Clients, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. Sept 2017. 5 CEUs. 

Maintaining a Healthy Marriage: Implications for Counselors. Michael E. Considine, PsyD, LPC. September 2017. 2 CEUs. 

Suicide Assessment and Prevention, Mark Rose, BS, MA, NetCE. September 2017. 6 CEUs. 

Providing Culturally Responsive Care to Asian Immigrants, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. September 2017. 10 CEUs. 

Anxiety Disorders, Mark Rose, BS, MA, NetCE. August 2017. 15 CEUs. 

Dream Work: A Psychoanalytic Perspective, Suzanna Saldarini, MA, LPC, NCPsyA, NetCE. August 

2017. 4 CEUs. 

Online Professionalism and Ethics, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. August 2017. 3 CEUs. 

An Overview of Feminist Counseling, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. August 2017.  5 CEUs. 

Clinical Care of the Transgender Patient, Sandra Mesics, CNM, MSN, RN, NetCE. July 2017. 10 

CEUs. 

Men’s Health Issues, Lori Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC, NetCE. July 2017. 15 CEUs. 

Integrating Mindfulness into Clinical Practice, Jamie Marich, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, RMT, NetCE. 

July 2017. 7 CEUs.

Ethics for Counselors, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. July 2017. 6 CEUs. 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mark Rose, BS, MA, NetCE. July 2017. 15 CEUs. 

HIV/AIDS: Epidemic Update for Behavioral Health Professionals, Alice Yick Flanagan,

Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. July 2017. 7 CEUs. 

Aging and Long-Term Care, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. June 2017. 3 CEUs. 

Spousal or Partner Abuse: The California Requirement, Alice Yick Flanagan, Ph.D., MSW, NetCE. 

June 2017. 7 CEUs.

International Family Therapy: 30 Years of Change, International Family Therapy Association. March 2017. 17 CEUs. 

Intensive Training in Narrative Therapy. David Nylund, Ph.D., LCSW, Gender Health Center. December 2016. 26 CEUs. 

Protecting Human Research Participants. National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural 

Research. September 2016. Certificate Number: 2142688. 

Dimensions of Cultural Diversity in Couples and Families: Race, Gender, & Social Justice, AAMFT 

– CA. February 2016. 12 CEUs. 

An On-line Training Course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina. February 2016. 10 CEUs.

Yoga RX: The State of Yoga Therapeutics in Sacramento, Yoga Seed Collective. October 2015. 8 CEUs.

Safety-Based Intervention Strategies for Play Therapists, The California Association for Play Therapy. September 2015. 6 CEUs.

PCIT for Traumatized Children Web Course, University of California, Davis – Child and 

Adolescent Abuse Resource and Evaluation Diagnostic and Treatment Center. July 2015. 10 

CEUs.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASSIST), Sutter County Mental Health. April 2014. 15 CEUs.

The Essential Principles of Sandtray: An Experientially Based Training, Roxanne Rae

MSW, LCSW, BCD. May 2014. 14.5 CEUs. 

Specified Training in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Casa de Esperanza, Inc. Oct. 2012.