About Me
Private practice for Black women who handle everything — and are starting to feel what that costs.
Who This Practice Specializes In
You are competent. Relied upon. Still functioning.
You show up for your career, your family, your responsibilities — without missing a step.
But internally, something has shifted. There is a gap between how capable you appear and how you actually feel inside your body.
This practice exists for that gap.
High-functioning burnout does not look dramatic.
It looks like a woman who keeps going.
About Ana Maria Serrano
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and PhD candidate in Mind-Body Medicine.
My clinical work is built on one premise: chronic stress, emotional labor, and long-term over-responsibility do not stay in your mind. They live in your nervous system — and they change how your body functions over time.
I work with:
∙ Brainspotting
∙ EMDR
∙ Trauma-informed care
∙ Nervous system regulation
∙ Evidence-based assessment and treatment
This is not talk therapy for the sake of processing. This is targeted clinical work aimed at physiological change.
What Brings Women Here
Most of my clients are not falling apart.
They are still leading. Still delivering. Still showing up for everyone else.
What they are carrying underneath looks like:
∙ Persistent tension that does not resolve with rest
∙ Emotional exhaustion that has become the baseline
∙ Decision fatigue that compounds daily
∙ An inability to slow down — even when they want to
∙ The sense that something is wrong despite external success
High-functioning burnout does not look dramatic.
It looks like a woman who keeps going.
What Brings Women Here
Most of my clients are not falling apart.
They are still leading. Still delivering. Still showing up for everyone else.
What they are carrying underneath looks like:
∙ Persistent tension that does not resolve with rest
∙ Emotional exhaustion that has become the baseline
∙ Decision fatigue that compounds daily
∙ An inability to slow down — even when they want to
∙ The sense that something is wrong despite external success