About Us

Since the age of 11 years old Mariana wanted to help people overcome challenges, anxiety, fears and feel more peaceful and joyful. At 14 years old she nurtured a passion for the aspects involved in the establishment and growth of parenthood and the development childhood in a way that could expand children’s natural qualities and balance their fragilities. Years later, Mariana studied medicine, which awakened in her the interest in alternative healings and medicine. When she graduate from Med School she was not feeling fulfilled in a segmented and body centered approach of the human being. Mariana decided to work as an alternative healer and practice occupational medicine while going back to school to study psychology. She focuses primarily in perinatal and early childhood psychology. For her master degree Mariana did research in the fetus’ (in) existence emotions independent from the mother in a reputable OBGYN department in a hospital in Lisbon. She was blessed by the opportunity to learn from different seniors mental health professional (e.g.: pedopsychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapists, nurses, etc.) in one of the few early childhood mental health institutes in the world.

After going through a miscarriage she decided to studied midwifery in a very busy birth center in El Paso (±700 birth/year) near the Mexican border. She witnesses many times over the effect of the maternal emotional state on the pregnancy, labor and birth. A more relaxed, joyful and rooted emotional state leads to better perinatal outcomes. In the same way, the maternal mental state will influence fetal experiences allowing space for a healthier, self-confident human being.

*MARIANA CERQUEIRA IS ONLY LICENSED IN PORTUGAL TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND NOT IN THE US