Fear of Rejection Therapy · Online · In English

You told the truth, and somehow you became the difficult one

Support for the fear that follows breaking an unspoken family rule — leaving, choosing a different path, or simply saying out loud what everyone else had agreed not to mention. A systemic lens that looks at why the family reacted that way, not just at what's supposedly wrong with you.

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When honesty gets you labeled instead of heard

Maybe you didn't do anything except say what was true — and ever since, you've been "the conflictive one."

Maybe you were the one who moved away, studied something no one expected, or finally said the thing everyone else had quietly agreed to leave alone. And instead of a conversation, what came back was distance, or a label: dramatic, too sensitive, always causing problems. It can feel like the family found a way to make the truth your fault.

This isn't a flaw in you, and it isn't proof that you did something wrong. Families work like systems that protect a familiar balance, even an unhealthy one — and when someone breaks the unspoken rule, the system often reacts as though to a threat, not to a person. Understanding that doesn't erase what it costs to carry the label. It means learning to separate what's actually yours to own from what was never your fault to begin with.

Ricardo De Castro King — Clinical psychologist

Who's with you

I'm Ricardo, and I look at the family system — not just at you

I'm a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years accompanying people who carry this exact label, trained in systemic family therapy. That training matters here: instead of asking what's wrong with you for speaking up, I look at the family system that responded the way it did — what balance it was protecting, and what it would take for you to stay yourself without needing everyone to agree with you first. I live and practice from Barranquilla, Colombia, and I work with clients online, in English. I think in Spanish too, and I understand what it means to carry a family label across a border, where the distance can make the silence feel even heavier.

This pattern is easier to look at with someone beside you. If this feels like the moment, let's take the first step together — at your pace, no strings attached.

Master's in Systemic Family Therapy

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Clinical psychologist

More than 15 years of experience

University professor

Teaching and research in psychology

Systemic-relational approach

Evidence-based

Professional License 106127 (COLPSIC)

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My approach

How I support this pattern in therapy

I work from a systemic-relational approach: I don't treat this as a defect in your character, but as something that grew inside your family system — and something that can be understood without you having to take back what was true.

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The system's reaction, not a verdict on you

We look at what your family was protecting when it pushed back — not to excuse it, but so the label stops feeling like the truth about who you are.

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Separating what's yours from what isn't

We work through what's actually your responsibility — how you said something, when, to whom — and what was never yours to carry: that the system responded with rejection instead of listening.

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Staying connected without shrinking yourself

If you still want a relationship with your family, we look at how to stay in touch on terms that don't require you to take back what was true.

How we begin

A clear first step, no pressure

You schedule your assessment session

Message me on WhatsApp or leave your details in the form. We'll book a first 60-minute video session, at a reduced rate (50% off).

We talk through what's happening

In that first session, I listen to your story — what happened, what it cost you, and how you've been carrying the label since, wherever in the world you've been carrying it from. No rushed diagnoses, no jargon: just understanding, together, what you need.

We decide the process together

You decide with real information, not blindly. If it feels right, we build a process suited to you. If not, I'll still point you toward what you need.

Your first step

Start with an assessment session

A first session to get to know each other and shape your process. At a reduced rate, so you decide with real information — not out of obligation.

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60 minutes · Video call · 100% confidential

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Write to me, and I'll answer personally

If you're not ready to schedule yet and would rather tell me what's going on first, message me on WhatsApp or leave your details below. I answer personally, usually within 24 hours, no obligation.

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📍 Online · Barranquilla, Colombia

🕑 Mon–Fri 8am–7pm · Sat 9am–1pm (Colombia time)

If you're in an emotional crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, please seek help right away: in Colombia, Line 106; in the U.S., call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline); or the mental health or emergency line in your own city. You are not alone, and you deserve support right now.