Guided Meditations for Spanish Speakers

Isabel Rayo is a doctoral student in Counseling and Counselor Education at the University of Florida with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling. She is a native of Mexico City, and has been working and developing her skills as a counselor in her home country for over 15 years. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2006. She subsequently earned a specialization in psychoanalysis; her commitment to professional and personal growth continues. In 2010, Isabel was awarded a scholarship for a Master’s degree in Systemic and Postmodern Therapy from CONACYT (Mexican National Council of Science and Technology). Additionally, she earned a diploma in Thanatology in 2018. The methodologies and epistemologies acquired have enriched her professional life, living, and understanding of counseling through a variety of theoretical frameworks. Isabel has practiced with diverse client presentations, including domestic violence, infidelity, divorce, anxiety, depression, communication problems, the life cycle of the individual and the family, among others. She has over 12,000 hours of experience providing counseling services, including being supervised, clinical therapy, co-therapeutic activities, group therapy, and reflective and collaborative teamwork. Her current doctoral journey is broadening her world’s vision by being immersed in a breadth and depth of diverse experiences and cultures.