culturally sensitive therapy for Bipoc women
You want a therapist who understands you and your experiences. Not a therapist you have to educate.
you hold it together well but underneath it all you’re struggling.
As a therapist for BIPOC women I hear the nuances of your experiences. Things like:
microaggressions
imposter syndrome | self doubt
generational trauma
the discomfort of naming and expressing your needs
family obligations informed by cultural expectations
feeling the emotional weight of caretaking
feeling responsible to the leader or “fixer” in your family/relationships
You can heal from trauma & shift from surviving to thriving.
together we can:
slow down racing thoughts
integrate somatic tools to replenish yourself
feel more grounded in your body
feel more hopeful and clear
develop more patience and compassion for yourself
find pleasure in things once again
redefine your role in relationships
connect with your highest self
feel more empowered, within yourself and in your decisions
I provide culturally sensitive, trauma informed, anti-oppression therapy.
My work is based in cultural sensitivity and how your identity informs your relationship to yourself and others. Your identity to self is shaped be early life experiences as well as the socialization of your race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, immigration, etc.
My practice is comprised of people of color who experience symptoms of anxiety and depression typically connected to trauma. Often these symptoms stem from generational trauma due to the violent systems of colonization, imperialism and their influence on migration.
I am a non-pathologizing therapist. I don’t see you or your experience as a diagnosis that needs to be labeled and fixed. I don’t apply Western terms to my work - I see them as rooted in individualist culture and pathology. Instead I see the experiences of people of color as ones shaped by collectivist cultures and generations of survival under systems of colonization and capitalism.
More Ways I Can Help You
Schedule a free consultation to see how I can support you as a therapist for BIPOC women.
Offering in person therapy in the bay area
and online for residents of California.