Sobeyda Valle-Ellis, LCSW

Sobeyda is a Clinical Social Worker with 20+ years of experience navigating the intricate intersections of culture, identity, trauma, and relationships. As a certified EFT Couples Therapist and Level 2 AEDP Therapist, she brings both specialized expertise and cultural attunement to her therapy approach and in her role as Director of HeartMatters NYC Counseling.

As a 1.5 generation Latina who grew up in Queens’ diverse immigrant neighborhoods, Sobeyda understands firsthand the complexity of holding multiple identities and navigating multiple worlds—the cultural agility required to move fluidly between contexts while learning to honor differences and notice areas for growth.

Married to David, Sobeyda is part of a multiracial couple who raised four multiracial children in a home where navigating multiple identities was a part of daily life. She brings both professional insight and lived experience to her practice, skillfully holding space for the ways racialized experiences, trauma, and attachments shape our most intimate relationships and sense of self.