Amanda Engracia Ayala (she/her) is a Chicana and is the first in her family to obtain a graduate degree.  Additionally, she identifies as a healing trauma survivor, mid-fat, cis-hetero, woman who is currently in private practice as a systems family therapist associate.  Amanda places an emphasis on utilizing an intersectional, inclusive, body liberation, social justice framework, and continuously strives to operate from an anti-oppressive lens.  She specializes in working with people who have been historically silenced through a decolonial lens when appropriate.  As an LMFT Associate (#R6414) Amanda is registered in what is currently recognized as the state of Oregon and is under the supervision of Dr. Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe, LMFT (#T0971) and Cayla Panitz, LPC (#C3608).