Andrea Roman is a first-generation graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and is currently a Mental Health Intern at the Mental Health Collaborative (MHC). As a full-time graduate student in good standing, she is completing the academic and clinical requirements for licensure in the state of New Mexico. Andrea’s counseling approach integrates cultural humility, systemic awareness, and a strengths-based perspective. Grounded in person-centered theory and informed by social constructivism and Internal Family Systems, she emphasizes trust, relational safety, and the importance of honoring clients’ intersecting identities and lived experiences. As a Latina and first-generation student, Andrea brings both lived experience and professional insight into the ways culture, family systems, and social context shape identity, resilience, and healing. She is committed to creating a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel empowered to explore, grow, and reconnect with their strengths.