Online Cultural & Ethnic Identity Therapy
What is cultural and ethnic identity therapy?
Explore your past, understand your present, create your future. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Online Therapist to all California, Florida and New York residents, I believe in providing a trauma informed, culturally responsive, and social justice oriented approach to aid in your growth and healing.
Over the years, I have worked with clients from all walks of life and diverse cultural backgrounds to cope with mental health challenges and life transitions. I strive to see clients from the system that they’re in— focusing on the dynamics of power and privilege including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and religion. Clients that have continuously sought my services include Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) and Immigrants trying to navigate life’s journey and the systems that impact their emotional health, relationships, parenting, professional growth, and their cultural identity.
As a BIPOC or multiracial individual you may have experienced challenges related to your racial and cultural identity. Some common examples include:
Interpersonal discrimination: Many people experience racial and cultural discrimination at a personal level, i.e. in your personal life or at work.
Structural and systemic racism: Racial and cultural ethnic groups face inequalities within modern American society. Coming to terms with structural and systemic racism can cause anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
Microaggressions: Microaggressions are subtle comments or actions that are racially charged. They include things like assigning a level of intelligence to an individual because of their skin color or assuming individuals of Latinx origin were foreign-born.
Questioning one’s identity: You may find it challenging to live with different aspects of your racial identity or cultural identity, especially given how being American often equates with being of the dominant culture. It can also be challenging to balance personal values and establishing boundaries with those of your racial or cultural background. For more on culturally relevant boundaries, read my latest blog post here.
Additionally, you may wonder about your cultural identity and how it shows up in various areas of your life.
Have you experienced Imposter Syndrome at work or school?
Feeling like you’re not good enough and the only way to succeed is to overwork and be perfect to be noticed?
Are you the only person of color in your professional environment, feeling like you’re isolated and lacking support?
Does your cultural upbringing and generational patterns impact your parenting and current family relationships?
Are you a bicultural individual, immigrant, or a child of immigrants struggling with integrating differing values, cultural norms, and expectations within your relationships?
Are you unsure of your place in the BIPOC community or in the greater social justice movement?
Are you multiracial and struggle fitting in with various aspects of your identity and how you relate to others?
Does this resonate with you? If so, I can help guide you as an ally, empowering you to treat yourself with self-compassion and engage with the world around you in a different, more rewarding manner. You no longer will have to struggle, nor suffer to be successful. Together we will examine cultural and systemic challenges related to your well-being and address multiple dimensions of your unique human experience to create peace and wellness.
My expertise is in helping individuals work through issues such as Anxiety, Trauma, Depression, Stress Management, Imposter Syndrome and Cultural/Ethnic Identity Issues. I can help you find creative solutions to heal and manage those symptoms and behaviors that impact your daily life. Fluent in Spanish and English, I can provide psychotherapy in both languages. Learn more about Imposter Syndrome shows up in your life in my blog post and workshop.
If you are ready to make a change and you have any questions about my practice and approach to therapy, I invite you to book below for your free 20 minute consultation below.