About Andrea Rábago, LMFT, Certified TRE® Provider, Creator of Vybology
beyond insight
A Different Kind Of Therapy: Working With Your Body, Not Just Your Mind
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU MOVE TOWARD THE GROWTH YOU SEEK
Many people arrive at this work after investing significant time in their healing. They have read the books, worked through talk therapy, and gained clarity on their patterns. They understand the why behind their patterns and may even recognize them in real-time.
Even with this awareness, something continues to feel stuck. You might notice yourself saying yes when you mean no, pushing through when your body signals the need to stop, or overriding your intuition. The insight is there, but the embodied capacity to choose differently in the moment feels out of reach. It can feel like watching yourself from the outside, aware but not yet free.
If you are highly sensitive or neurodivergent, you may have spent years adapting to expectations that do not align with you. Over time, this can show up as tension, chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, strained relationships, or a persistent sense that something needs to shift. The idea of continuing to push through can lead to feeling overwhelmed or shutting down.
These are your nervous system's learned strategies for keeping you safe. Our work together will focus not on forcing change, but on listening to what's here, understanding it, and allowing shifts to emerge at a pace your system can trust. We'll slow down together, bring your body directly into the conversation, and work with the wisdom already present to restructure safety and connection.
My Story
Learning To Listen
At 10, when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, I began learning how to listen to my body out of necessity. I had to track my blood sugars and notice physical signals. Even then, I was a thinker, trying to make logical sense of what my body was telling me.Despite developing this body awareness, I spent much of my life as a thinker. I could track my body's signals, but I was still trying to analyze and understand my way through everything.
As I moved into adulthood, I discovered I was a Highly Sensitive Person. This brought clarity and compassion about why I had relied so heavily on analysis. My sensitivity was not something to overcome but a capacity to honor. Over time, I learned to shift from analyzing to listening and moving at the pace of my nervous system.
Today I bring this understanding to my work with clients. Many people I work with are also highly sensitive, analytical and cognitively oriented, and they benefit from body-based approaches that complement their insight. My journey from analyzing to embodying has become a meaningful part of how I support others, shaped by both my training and my continued personal practice.
It Is Meaningful To Witness Clients As They:
Reconnect with their body's signals and learn to trust what they're communicating
Develop capacity to pause mid-pattern and respond with more choice
Learn to meet tension and overwhelm with compassion rather than override
Build a felt sense of safety in their own nervous system, often for the first time
Create new pathways for regulation that feel sustainable and true to who they are
Each step in this process is a privilege to witness. It is a reminder that the capacity for healing has always been there, waiting for the right conditions to unfold.
My shift into somatic healing
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HAS INFORMED MY PROFESSIONAL APPROACH
In graduate school, while still in thinking mode, I learned about attachment wounds and how early relational patterns live in the body. I became curious about somatic modalities, sensing they might open a door to deeper healing that talk therapy alone could not reach.
One evening at home, while exploring what I had been learning, I began to tremble uncontrollably. This was entirely new. I allowed it to happen, trusting what my body was communicating. Something was happening that I did not yet understand.
The next day, I discovered the work of Dr. David Berceli and TRE®. I learned this tremor mechanism lives within all of us, designed to help the nervous system release tension and return to regulation. TRE® gave me a structure to access this natural capacity safely and consistently.
As I continued practicing TRE®, I began to notice shifts beyond just physical release. Patterns of adapting that I had relied on for years started to soften and give way to new choices that were better for me. I found myself able to trust what was present in my body rather than trying to think my way through. My confidence blossomed.
Today, I draw from this experience in my work with clients. I understand how vulnerable it can feel to shift from understanding to experiencing. And I have witnessed how powerful it is when someone reconnects with this natural capacity.
A Body-First Approach To Healing
Traditional talk therapy works from the top down, using insight and understanding to create shifts. This work operates from the bottom up, helping your nervous system release what it has been holding and restore balance so that lasting change becomes possible.
Over time, clients notice more ease in their bodies, greater capacity to be with what's difficult without shutting down or pushing through, and deeper connection to themselves and others.
This work is not about analyzing what is wrong or fixing what feels broken. It is about creating the conditions where your nervous system can find its own balance at a pace that feels safe.
I welcome clients from all backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, and experiences whether or not your journey looks like mine. Therapy with me is a space where you’ll be met with respect, curiosity, and deep commitment to your healing and growth.
Finding Language For What Lives Beyond Words
Through my own healing, I came to understand that lasting change happens when we move beyond cognitive understanding and into the body's own language. This realization led me to name my practice Vybology, a blend of vibration and biology. It represents how each person's life energy expresses through their nervous system in a unique way. When you connect with that inner resonance, you know it because you feel it.
My Professional Path
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas, with a focus on body-centered therapy, trauma recovery, and nervous system regulation. My work centers on highly sensitive individuals, neurodivergent adults, and those navigating complex trauma. I currently serve as an adjunct therapist at Marbridge Assisted Living Facility, where I provide resident care and facilitate staff TRE® workshops.
I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas. In addition to my academic background, I am an Advanced Certified TRE® Provider and have completed specialized training in Emotional Transformation Therapy to Level 4, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Jungian depth coaching, and psychedelic preparation and integration. I also have training as a Highly Sensitive Informed Therapist and in mindfulness, which equips me to provide specialized nervous system care to highly sensitive and neurodivergent clients.
My approach integrates work with the nervous system to help shift chronic stress and tension patterns, building greater capacity for safety and embodied presence. I also focus on attachment patterns, exploring how early relational experiences and social systems continue to shape our nervous system responses and capacity for connection. This work is grounded in trauma-informed care, which honors how the body has adapted to protect us through difficult experiences.
I also bring a seasonal and Ayurvedic lens to my work, recognizing that healing energy moves in natural rhythms and cycles. Your healing has its own pace, with periods of active growth and necessary rest. My work blends nervous system science, somatic practices, and deep respect for your lived experience to help you shift from chronic activation to more balanced states and embodied ease.
On a Personal Note
In my free time, I enjoy herbalism and gardening. Working with plants and the natural world reminds me that everything has its own pace for dormancy, growing, and releasing.
The garden has taught me to honor natural cycles, and this understanding informs how I approach healing work with trust and reverence for your body's own natural timing.
Getting Started
It is possible to feel more present in your life, more connected to the people you care about, and more at home within yourself.
I offer a free 15-minute consultation to explore with you. We can talk about what is showing up for you and if this support feels like a good match.