Therapists in Billings, MT
Perspectives Counseling & Consulting
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Billings, MT 59105
First generation descendant of the Blackfeet Tribe, I have over 20 years of experience in the therapeutic world. I kicked off my career as a consumer to Vocational Rehabilitation in 1996 after a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury. I worked for the State of Montana as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for 8 years providing services to the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations. I worked for Youth Dynamics Inc as a Therapeutic Group Home youth therapist. Currently, I am a private therapist providing a wide range of therapy services to adults, teens, and youth, including equine assisted therapy.
First generation descendant of the Blackfeet Tribe, I have over 20 years of experience in the therapeutic world. I kicked off my career as a consumer to Vocational Rehabilitation in 1996 after a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury. I worked for the State of Montana as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for 8 years providing services to the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations. I worked for Youth Dynamics Inc as a Therapeutic Group Home youth therapist. Currently, I am a private therapist providing a wide range of therapy services to adults, teens, and youth, including equine assisted therapy.
Online Therapists
Iona Yabut Counseling
Counselor, LCPC, ATR
Verified Verified
Livingston, MT 59047 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in supporting diversity, especially the bipoc and lgbtqia+ communities and those who identify as the outcast or "black sheep" of the family. My approach includes tempering the emotional with the practical; addressing unmet needs, unhealthy thought-patterns and perceptions; and employing mindfulness, self compassion, and skill building into our work. I provide a therapeutic relationship rooted in compassion, authenticity, and nonjudgement so you can feel safe to be vulnerable in our work toward healing, resolution, and positive change.
I specialize in supporting diversity, especially the bipoc and lgbtqia+ communities and those who identify as the outcast or "black sheep" of the family. My approach includes tempering the emotional with the practical; addressing unmet needs, unhealthy thought-patterns and perceptions; and employing mindfulness, self compassion, and skill building into our work. I provide a therapeutic relationship rooted in compassion, authenticity, and nonjudgement so you can feel safe to be vulnerable in our work toward healing, resolution, and positive change.
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Multicultural Therapists
What type of therapy is multicultural therapy?
Multicultural therapy is not tied to any specific therapy; rather, it is an overarching approach to therapy that aims to acknowledge and address the influence that factors like race, gender identity, and cultural background can have on someone’s life. Multicultural approaches can be applied to CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and others, and can be practiced with individuals, couples, families, or groups.
What can I expect from multicultural therapy?
Multicultural counseling should be tailored to the client’s unique identity and cultural needs. Such approaches often prioritize the building of trust so that the client feels comfortable exploring various aspects of their identity and any challenges caused by mismatches between their identity and the dominant culture. Beyond that, the format and timeline of therapy will be heavily influenced by the therapist’s preferred therapy approach and the specific problems for which the client sought therapy.
Can multicultural therapy help treat trauma?
Yes. Cultural factors such as racial background, gender identity and or sexuality, and immigration or refugee status can influence both whether someone experiences trauma and how they cope afterward. Multicultural approaches to trauma-informed care will be aware of these influences, helping the client recognize how their response to trauma may be shaped by their cultural background and identify coping mechanisms that take their identity into account.
What are the benefits of seeing a multicultural therapist?
Members of minority groups who seek therapy are sometimes frustrated by providers who don’t understand their cultural background or dismiss the ways in which race, gender, or other facets of their identity influence their lived experience. Seeing a multicultural therapist can help these clients feel seen, understood, and able to develop solutions to life challenges that take their upbringing, beliefs, and past experiences into account.