Marguerite Alexis Ferrera

Marguerite Alexis Ferrera is a Bilingual Mental Health Therapist at Aviva Family and Children's Services, offering therapy and support services in Spanish and English to families and youth in LA County since September 2023. As the Founder and CEO of Freedom and Soul Healing, established in May 2015, Marguerite promotes mental wellness through arts-based activism and facilitates workshops for community groups. Marguerite has previous experience as a Clinician 1 Therapist at Wellnest, where services focused on emotional health for youth aged 7-21. Additional roles include outreach coordination at NAMI California and community engagement at the Broome Family Foundation. Marguerite holds a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Williams College and a Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan.