Ramon Aleman LMHC, Compass Within Counseling

As a child (and now), I was gifted with empathy, sensitivity, and the ability to make others feel comfortable and understood. This innate propensity inspired curiosity in humans, suffering, and the mind/heart from a young age. However, it wasn’t until my descent into depression at the age of 20 that I decided being a therapist was my calling. Through my own therapeutic work and journey into darkness, I solidified my desire to become a therapist and bring the same healing I found to others while integrating my continued journey of seeking spiritualty and wisdom.

My path has led me to explore various forms of meditation and contemplation, journey on a Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, sit in Lakota sweat lodge, backpack solo across East Africa, attend yoga school in India, sit with Ayahuasca in the Amazon and Iboga in Gabon, and immerse myself in the philosophies of Buddhism and Stoicism.

My grounding presence and loving gentleness allows me to specialize in grief and trauma processing. I also specialize in, spirituality, dream work, childhood sexual abuse, psychedelic integration, addictions and men's work. I am trained in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Psychedelic assisted therapy (Ketamine). I use an IFS and Jungian approach.