Ximena Conesa

Gestalt Therapist, Family Constelations Specialist,
Facilitator and Artist

Fundamental Beliefs

  • I believe that setting healthy limits with ourselves and others is one of the keys to mental health.

  • A balance between compassion and responsibility leads to self-love.

  • It's human to want to be loved, to be accepted, to be admired and respected.

  • Our feelings are always valid, but they are not facts.

  • When we approach ourselves and others from a place of genuine curiosity, our judgements disappear.

  • We have no bad parts, we only have parts that are in pain and/or trying to protect us in the way they've learned worked in the past.

  • We all deserve compassion. We all deserve to be listened to. We all deserve to be loved.

MORE ABOUT ME

In the 15 years that I’ve been a therapist, I’ve worked in universities, multidisciplinary therapy centers, a psychiatric ward, international schools, and private practices. I’ve helped clients overcome many psychological issues, in different forms and levels of severity.

My clients have ranged from small children with behavioral issues, sensory processing disorders, down syndrome and autism all the way to adults with and without diagnosis, couples in crisis and family therapy. While I began my professional career in the United States, where I received my dual degree in Recreational Therapy and Sociology, I later went on to work and study in Singapore, France, Chile, and Spain.

Currently, I am a Madrid-based bi-lingual Gestalt therapist. My multi-disciplinary approach includes the use of psychotherapy, EFT (emotional freedom tapping), Recreational Therapy, Family Constellations, Conscious Discipline, Systemic Therapy, NonViolent Communication, art, theater, and movement. I find that my professional career has been fueled by my insatiable curiosity about how people function, the connections I create through listening to people’s vulnerability, and discovering my own healing journey while helping others in their own journeys towards self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-improvement.

Through my work I try to help people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to listen to themselves, self-soothe, and implement healthy boundaries. My philosophy is that learning to place boundaries, attaining self-awareness and compassion, as well as healthy communication skills can be the bedrock to a healthier relationship with ourselves and others.