D’Andra Leyba is a Counseling Intern who is pursuing her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The George Washington University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and in Spanish. D’Andra is committed to creating a supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space in which clients can feel comfortable exploring their emotions, identities, and experiences. She has experience working with emerging adults, parentally bereaved youth, clients facing adjustment concerns, and with providing substance use prevention education to teens. Growing up in New Mexico, D’Andra is especially passionate about working with Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous peoples, and other culturally diverse populations, valuing the opportunity to provide culturally responsive care to clients of all identities, beliefs, and lived experiences. She is proficient in English and Spanish.

D’Andra’s counseling approach is grounded in culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and experiential approaches. She believes that individuals can be best understood within the context of their experiences, relationships, cultures, and environments. D’Andra also strives to support clients in increasing their self-awareness, their mindfulness of the emotions they experience in the present moment, and their awareness of how their physical feelings can provide information on their current state of being. Through a trauma-informed lens, D’Andra aims to build a sense of safety and empowerment while honoring each client’s personal story, strengths, and capacity for growth. D’Andra is especially passionate about meeting clients where they are at and accompanying her clients on their own unique journeys.

In her free time, D’Andra enjoys attending dance classes, building legos, reading books of all genres, and spending time with her cat, Goose.