I’m Luis Villafuerte Romero—therapist, facilitator, and child of immigrant parents who went from shrinking himself in new spaces to being bold and visible.
Now I help people take up space, with clarity, with care, and with their whole selves.
I’ve spent years in rooms where people are doing meaningful work—therapy spaces, healing circles, community orgs, leadership teams.
And no matter the setting, the themes persist:
People care deeply.
But they’re tired.
They’re holding too much, with nowhere to put it.
They’re trying to lead, build, and keep showing up—even while feeling disconnected from themselves.
What I See. What I Offer.
I pay attention to what gets left out.
The pauses people rush through to meet deadlines.
The grief teams push past in the name of productivity.
The values that quietly slip out of view as burnout becomes the norm.
Whether I’m working with one person or an entire organization, my work is about slowing down long enough to ask real questions:
• What are we carrying that we haven’t named?
• What are we centering—and what’s centering us?
• What stories are we telling, and who gave us the language?
I help people reconnect to their own clarity, values, and voice.
I support individuals and teams in noticing what no longer fits internally, culturally, and emotionally—and in choosing something different.
I’ve done this work inside systems that move fast nonprofits, community orgs, and with individuals, where urgency often overshadows reflection.
When we slow down, things shift.
We speak with more intention.
We begin to name the tension that’s been sitting just beneath the surface.
We get more honest with ourselves, with each other, and with the work.
And the people doing the heaviest lifting finally get to feel seen—not just expected to keep holding it all.
This isn’t about quick fixes or performative care.
It’s about making space for something more sustainable, more aligned, and more true.