NICOLALITA RODRIGUEZ, LMSW, CHW
NICOLALITA RODRIGUEZ, LMSW, CHW
Licensed Masters Social Worker and Community Health Worker
You are more than what you have been through and deserve more support than our intentionally flawed systems have afforded you. You are a complex and beautifully imperfect human being who has inherent worth and value simply because you exist! As you choose to further your journey towards healing and mending, you deserve holistic support that will reflect all of who you are.
Our current systems do not exist to serve those most impacted. In fact, they often create stress within our families, jobs and relationships, leaving us perpetually angry, depressed, worried or hopeless. Unfortunately, our mental health system is no exception. These systems often leave out, ignore or intentionally erase some of the most vital aspects of a persons identity, making it difficult, and in many cases, nearly impossible to show up as your full self, to feel heard, seen or listened to.
As a multiracial, multicultural, fat woman of color who grew up impoverished, I not only understand but fully embody intersectionality and the oppression and erasure that comes with it. My treatment approach mirrors how I move in this world, holistic, trauma informed, culturally empowering, understanding, and advocating for social change through individual and collective healing- on every level.
Professional Experience
As a Licensed Masters Social Worker and Community Health Worker (Promotora de Salud) with over a decade of experience working primarily within frontline communities, I have spent my professional career bridge building and gap filling. I have worked in the fields of mental and behavioral health, domestic violence, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, social justice, public health and school systems as a social worker, trauma therapist, community organizer, community health worker and support professional. My experience personally and professionally have helped me to understand the impact these intentionally flawed systems have on our mental health and holistic well-being.
While I am trained in many trauma treatments including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Play Therapy, Trauma Informed Yoga and Trauma Centered Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), I also utilize my training and education as a Dance Instructor, Community Health Worker, Reiki Master and Intuitive, as tools for holistic and community based healing.
My practice, Little People’s Victory, LLC was created with specific intention to spread love, healing, peace and empowerment through community centered holistic wellness. We begin by centering those society has historically deemed as “little”, by way of marginalization, oppression and abuse. The “Victory” we seek is in assisting you in discovering and achieving your own path to wellness, your “victory.” Which is our collective victory because #chugetherweheal.
Start small. Empower All.
