Relational Healing and Complex Trauma with Angelica Magana

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Angelica Magana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of experience supporting individuals and couples through complex trauma, attachment wounds, and relational challenges. Her work is grounded in attunement, depth, and a deep respect for the protective mechanisms people develop in response to pain. With clinical roots in Chicago, Angelica has since practiced in California, New York, and now the Netherlands, where she continues to see clients internationally. She draws from a range of modalities including EMDR, IFS, and somatic experiencing, integrating body-based and relational approaches to help clients rebuild trust and safety both within themselves and in relationship.

In this episode, Angelica joins us to reflect on her journey as a trauma therapist, a parent, and a global clinician. We talk about what it means to build safety in therapeutic relationships, how attachment injuries can shape how we show up with others, and how being a parent has deepened her ability to show up authentically in her work. Angelica shares what it's been like to work across continents, how volunteering in refugee camps shaped her understanding of systemic trauma, and how she’s continued to adapt, grow, and connect through a career grounded in relational healing. It’s a conversation about showing up—imperfectly but consistently—and the radical power of attunement in healing work.

For more about Angelica, visit About Angelica Rossin | MindfulMFT.

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Co-Hosted by Corina Teofilo Mattson and Mariana Reyes Daza. Show art by Jae Avilez and Corina. Music by Brandon Acosta.