Today we’d like to introduce you to Alecxia Ceballos.
Hi Alecxia, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I grew up in a small town in the Rio Grande Valley and always knew I wanted to be of service. That calling led me to become a therapist. Early in my career, most of my work was with families and children of immigrants in emergency shelters. Supporting people navigating displacement, trauma, and uncertainty deeply shaped how I understand resilience and care.
While the work was meaningful, I began noticing that insight alone wasn’t always enough. Many clients could tell their stories clearly, yet their bodies were still holding the impact of what they had lived through.
That realization led me to train in Somatic Experiencing and expand into body-based, non-traditional modalities. Today, I integrate somatic therapy and somatic touch into my practice, supporting trauma healing at a deeper physiological level, particularly for relational and attachment wounds.
I now run Befriending You Therapy and am building HELD, a community-centered space focused on connection, capacity, and collective care. My work has evolved beyond traditional talk therapy into creating spaces where healing can happen not just through conversation, but through the body.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Not at all. Running a business has stretched me in every direction, and there were moments I almost gave up. The financial uncertainty, the responsibility, and the pressure of building something from the ground up can be overwhelming.
But through that struggle, I found something important – I found how to integrate more of myself into my work.
I come from a lineage of women who were healers in their communities: curanderas and spiritual guides who understood care as relational, intuitive, and embodied. For a long time, I kept that separate from my clinical identity. As my practice evolved, I realized I didn’t have to choose between science and tradition.
Integrating somatic and body-based modalities allowed me to honor both – the research and the roots. That integration gave my work depth, and it gave me clarity. It stopped feeling like I was building a business just to survive, and started feeling like I was building something aligned.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Befriending You Therapy?
Befriending You Therapy is a somatic-based private practice focused on nervous system healing. I specialize in relational and attachment trauma and integrate Somatic Experiencing and somatic touch into my work. That means we’re not just talking about experiences – we’re working with how those experiences live in the body.
What sets my practice apart is that I bridge clinical training with cultural roots. My work is grounded in science, but I also come from a lineage of community healers, which informs how I think about care and connection.
I’m most proud of building a brand that reflects who I actually am. In addition to therapy, I’m developing HELD, a community-centered space focused on emotional capacity and collective care. My goal is simple: to create spaces where healing feels supported, practical, and embodied.
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
People can work with me through my private practice, Befriending You Therapy. The best way to connect is through my website, befriendingyoutherapy.com, or by email at alecxia@befriendingyoutherapy.com. I offer individual somatic therapy and am expanding into community-based offerings through HELD.
For collaborations, partnerships, or events, I’m always open to connecting especially with other wellness practitioners, creatives, and community builders. You can also follow along and reach out via social media at @held2532.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://befriendingyoutherapy.com/
