Racial Identity Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming and isolating, especially when you’re navigating complex emotions, societal pressures, or the weight of systemic inequities. Maybe you’re feeling stuck between who you are and who the world expects you to be, longing for a deeper connection to yourself or relief from the stress that keeps piling up. You don’t have to face this alone. Together, we can untangle the chaos, ease the overwhelm, and help you find clarity, balance, and purpose.
Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming and isolating, especially when you’re navigating complex emotions, societal pressures, or the weight of systemic inequities. Maybe you’re feeling stuck between who you are and who the world expects you to be, longing for a deeper connection to yourself or relief from the stress that keeps piling up. You don’t have to face this alone. Together, we can untangle the chaos, ease the overwhelm, and help you find clarity, balance, and purpose.
Buckle up! I am here to take a ride with you on your journey to discovering and embracing your authentic self. On this journey, you can gain insight into your healthy patterns that motivate you to live a meaningful life. You can also become more aware of any unhealthy patterns that cause periods of distress and suffering. Throughout this journey, you can explore how your patterns developed over time to better understand yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
Buckle up! I am here to take a ride with you on your journey to discovering and embracing your authentic self. On this journey, you can gain insight into your healthy patterns that motivate you to live a meaningful life. You can also become more aware of any unhealthy patterns that cause periods of distress and suffering. Throughout this journey, you can explore how your patterns developed over time to better understand yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
Accepting new clients!
Hello! I am a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Transgender Care Therapist. I specialize in working with BIPOC individuals, immigrants, adult children of immigrants, "third culture kids", and those from the global majority. I practice from an anti-racist and anti-colonialism lens and believe in decolonizing mental health and working with my clients to explore their cultural identities and narratives.
I also provide gender affirming to gender expansive individuals and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Accepting new clients!
Hello! I am a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Transgender Care Therapist. I specialize in working with BIPOC individuals, immigrants, adult children of immigrants, "third culture kids", and those from the global majority. I practice from an anti-racist and anti-colonialism lens and believe in decolonizing mental health and working with my clients to explore their cultural identities and narratives.
I also provide gender affirming to gender expansive individuals and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Many of the people I work with are carrying the weight of stress, anxiety, identity questions, and relational wounds, often shaped by generational trauma and systemic barriers tied to their marginalized identities. They're looking for a space to exhale, reconnect with their bodies, and begin making sense of what’s getting in the way of moving through the world as their whole self. Whether you're exploring cultural identity, healing from trauma, or moving through life transitions, you deserve support that recognizes your full story and the systems that have shaped it.
Many of the people I work with are carrying the weight of stress, anxiety, identity questions, and relational wounds, often shaped by generational trauma and systemic barriers tied to their marginalized identities. They're looking for a space to exhale, reconnect with their bodies, and begin making sense of what’s getting in the way of moving through the world as their whole self. Whether you're exploring cultural identity, healing from trauma, or moving through life transitions, you deserve support that recognizes your full story and the systems that have shaped it.
I practice from an existential-phenomenological lens, which emphasizes that all individuals have the freedom to interpret their existence. My approach, a practice of 'care for the self,' focuses on the true essence of human existence. As a clinician, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim meaning and purpose in their lives, to live with intention, and to confront the unknown with courage. I actively encourage individuals to use their capacity to make choices, thereby maximizing their existence and imagining a more meaningful life.
I practice from an existential-phenomenological lens, which emphasizes that all individuals have the freedom to interpret their existence. My approach, a practice of 'care for the self,' focuses on the true essence of human existence. As a clinician, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim meaning and purpose in their lives, to live with intention, and to confront the unknown with courage. I actively encourage individuals to use their capacity to make choices, thereby maximizing their existence and imagining a more meaningful life.
You’ve been strong for everyone else. Now it’s time to be supported.
As Black and Brown women, we often carry a quiet weight—always showing up, always pushing through. The world praises our strength, but rarely asks how we’re really doing.
This expectation known as the Superwoman Schema can leave us feeling isolated, emotionally exhausted, and unseen. It tells us we have to do it all, all the time.
You don’t have to live that way.
My counseling practice is a space where you can exhale.
Where you don’t have to explain your culture, code-switch your emotions, or shrink your truth.
Here, your whole self is welcomed.
You’ve been strong for everyone else. Now it’s time to be supported.
As Black and Brown women, we often carry a quiet weight—always showing up, always pushing through. The world praises our strength, but rarely asks how we’re really doing.
This expectation known as the Superwoman Schema can leave us feeling isolated, emotionally exhausted, and unseen. It tells us we have to do it all, all the time.
You don’t have to live that way.
My counseling practice is a space where you can exhale.
Where you don’t have to explain your culture, code-switch your emotions, or shrink your truth.
Here, your whole self is welcomed.
Currently offering only daytime availability! Majority of my experience focuses on relational trauma, ADHD, communication skills, boundary setting, exploring/understanding historical trauma, couples counseling, first gen struggles/challenges, assisting Latinx clients with cultural issues, addiction challenges, BPIOC support, Neurodivergent support, life transitions, and reproductive mental health.
Currently offering only daytime availability! Majority of my experience focuses on relational trauma, ADHD, communication skills, boundary setting, exploring/understanding historical trauma, couples counseling, first gen struggles/challenges, assisting Latinx clients with cultural issues, addiction challenges, BPIOC support, Neurodivergent support, life transitions, and reproductive mental health.
Terrance Martin -- Giving MH a Voice.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EMDR, CAADC, DNMS, MS
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Terrance is passionate about the field of psychotherapy and helping people to recover and heal. The individuals that he sees tell him that they appreciate his humanistic based, nonjudgmental approach to therapy. He works with people from all cultures regardless of race, national origin or sexual orientations or legal backgrounds. Based on his observations and his own personal experiences, he is entirely convinced Everyone can heal from his or her past experiences and lead healthy, rewarding and exciting lives right here and now. You are invited to contact Terrance; he only desires to help you be your best self.
Terrance is passionate about the field of psychotherapy and helping people to recover and heal. The individuals that he sees tell him that they appreciate his humanistic based, nonjudgmental approach to therapy. He works with people from all cultures regardless of race, national origin or sexual orientations or legal backgrounds. Based on his observations and his own personal experiences, he is entirely convinced Everyone can heal from his or her past experiences and lead healthy, rewarding and exciting lives right here and now. You are invited to contact Terrance; he only desires to help you be your best self.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in addressing and treating mental health conditions. Additionally, I serve as a professor at one of the top schools of social work in the country. I hold a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 years of experience working with individuals and families, I specialize in trauma, racialized stress, and stressors that impact your connection with your family and significant relationships.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in addressing and treating mental health conditions. Additionally, I serve as a professor at one of the top schools of social work in the country. I hold a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 years of experience working with individuals and families, I specialize in trauma, racialized stress, and stressors that impact your connection with your family and significant relationships.
Issues of racial identity, equity, and marginalization are explored using a trauma informed culturally relevant approach.
I’d like to help you understand how past and present experiences/relationships influence who you are, where you come from, where you’re headed and how you view the world around you. I am a strong advocate for anti-racism and equity and I believe strongly in the empowerment of BIPOC. I want to help you better understand the ways anxiety, depression, trauma, oppression, and marginalization affect your relationships with self, children, spouses, and loved ones. In the midst of so much situation and circumstance, I’d like to help you learn how to nurture, identify, and embrace elements of happiness and joy!
Issues of racial identity, equity, and marginalization are explored using a trauma informed culturally relevant approach.
I’d like to help you understand how past and present experiences/relationships influence who you are, where you come from, where you’re headed and how you view the world around you. I am a strong advocate for anti-racism and equity and I believe strongly in the empowerment of BIPOC. I want to help you better understand the ways anxiety, depression, trauma, oppression, and marginalization affect your relationships with self, children, spouses, and loved ones. In the midst of so much situation and circumstance, I’d like to help you learn how to nurture, identify, and embrace elements of happiness and joy!
I work with people who want therapy that acknowledges the reality of living in this world - the systems, oppressions, and stressors that shape mental health. Many of my clients are Black, queer, or otherwise marginalized, and are looking for care that validates those experiences. My approach is direct, collaborative, and informal - you can expect some humor, direct honesty, and lived understanding with me. I don’t shy away from naming the ways systemic harm impacts our lives.
I work with people who want therapy that acknowledges the reality of living in this world - the systems, oppressions, and stressors that shape mental health. Many of my clients are Black, queer, or otherwise marginalized, and are looking for care that validates those experiences. My approach is direct, collaborative, and informal - you can expect some humor, direct honesty, and lived understanding with me. I don’t shy away from naming the ways systemic harm impacts our lives.
I support and help my clients navigate the challenges in their lives (life traumas, transitions, relationships, racial identity, workplace conflict, feeling down, academic issues, and career distress).
Accepting New Couples Clients - We provide couples/marriage, individual, career, and clinical sports counseling for adults (18+) and offer mental wellness outreach in the African American and marginalized communities. Counseling empowers your soul, builds your esteem, and jumpstarts your spirit. Our clients are committed and motivated to make positive changes in their lives and see the future as the next step in living their best self. Our goal is to assist clients find the strength within themselves as we provide them with a safe and non-judgmental environment.
I support and help my clients navigate the challenges in their lives (life traumas, transitions, relationships, racial identity, workplace conflict, feeling down, academic issues, and career distress).
Accepting New Couples Clients - We provide couples/marriage, individual, career, and clinical sports counseling for adults (18+) and offer mental wellness outreach in the African American and marginalized communities. Counseling empowers your soul, builds your esteem, and jumpstarts your spirit. Our clients are committed and motivated to make positive changes in their lives and see the future as the next step in living their best self. Our goal is to assist clients find the strength within themselves as we provide them with a safe and non-judgmental environment.
We all face overwhelming stressors at times. Together, we will explore your situation to help you build your desired self and future. My aim is to provide a supportive environment for navigating relational conflicts, anxiety, addictive behaviors, and identity exploration and development.
We all face overwhelming stressors at times. Together, we will explore your situation to help you build your desired self and future. My aim is to provide a supportive environment for navigating relational conflicts, anxiety, addictive behaviors, and identity exploration and development.
If you're scrolling therapists on this website, you're probably curious about therapy and if it can be a benefit to you. Experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, stress are all part of the human experience, but sometimes it can become too much and we can no longer do the things we want to do because of these symptoms. If you're looking for someone who won't BS you with 'pinterest therapy', will take the time to listen and deeply understand your issues, and work with you as a team to address and resolve them, then we will be a good fit for each other. I am also available for supervision towards clinical licensure.
If you're scrolling therapists on this website, you're probably curious about therapy and if it can be a benefit to you. Experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, stress are all part of the human experience, but sometimes it can become too much and we can no longer do the things we want to do because of these symptoms. If you're looking for someone who won't BS you with 'pinterest therapy', will take the time to listen and deeply understand your issues, and work with you as a team to address and resolve them, then we will be a good fit for each other. I am also available for supervision towards clinical licensure.
Life is full of unexpected changes that can leave us feeling stressed, anxious, and sad. During these challenging times, it can be really helpful to talk about our experiences, understand them better, and find ways to heal. I specialize in helping everyday people like you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you're struggling with relationships, dealing with anxiety or depression, coping with past traumas, or looking for a safe space to manage your emotions, I'm here to support you. Together, we can work on finding ways to cope with stress, develop self-awareness, address unresolved issues, and build healthier relationships.
Life is full of unexpected changes that can leave us feeling stressed, anxious, and sad. During these challenging times, it can be really helpful to talk about our experiences, understand them better, and find ways to heal. I specialize in helping everyday people like you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you're struggling with relationships, dealing with anxiety or depression, coping with past traumas, or looking for a safe space to manage your emotions, I'm here to support you. Together, we can work on finding ways to cope with stress, develop self-awareness, address unresolved issues, and build healthier relationships.
My goal is to provide a safe, judgement-free space for you to feel heard and understood as you explore challenges related to racial identity, particularly if you identify as Asian, Asian-American, or as a Person/Woman of Color.
Culturally-sensitive therapy can be a wonderful way to help you feel seen, foster your personal growth & development, and gain helpful tools to improve your quality of life. If this sounds like what you're looking for, it would be an honor to journey alongside you.
My goal is to provide a safe, judgement-free space for you to feel heard and understood as you explore challenges related to racial identity, particularly if you identify as Asian, Asian-American, or as a Person/Woman of Color.
Culturally-sensitive therapy can be a wonderful way to help you feel seen, foster your personal growth & development, and gain helpful tools to improve your quality of life. If this sounds like what you're looking for, it would be an honor to journey alongside you.
Our practice works with Black clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress management to process the origins of their concerns through a racially-sensitive lens. We also work with adult clients seeking to improve their relationships with self and others by helping them understand and process the impact of historical and generational racial trauma on their relationships with themselves, their families, their friends, and their partners.
Our practice works with Black clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress management to process the origins of their concerns through a racially-sensitive lens. We also work with adult clients seeking to improve their relationships with self and others by helping them understand and process the impact of historical and generational racial trauma on their relationships with themselves, their families, their friends, and their partners.
I aim to help clients improve overall functioning and increase their ability to better navigate and manage thoughts, feelings and needs in an effective way. As a woman of color, I have been afforded unique opportunities growing up in Central Pennsylvania. While consistently celebrating my own cultural identity, I have also been exposed to a variety of other cultures and enriching experiences. I hope to utilize my own experiences and therapeutic approaches to assist others in feeling emotionally and mentally stable and secure as they progress through the therapeutic process.
I aim to help clients improve overall functioning and increase their ability to better navigate and manage thoughts, feelings and needs in an effective way. As a woman of color, I have been afforded unique opportunities growing up in Central Pennsylvania. While consistently celebrating my own cultural identity, I have also been exposed to a variety of other cultures and enriching experiences. I hope to utilize my own experiences and therapeutic approaches to assist others in feeling emotionally and mentally stable and secure as they progress through the therapeutic process.
I am a disabled and neurodivergent Korean-American art therapist and art educator with an extensive background in working with people of various ages and abilities. As an art therapist, I enjoy operating from eclectic frameworks that critically examine dominant ideologies while providing opportunities for dismantling systemic barriers and recontextualizing issues by examining how these norms shape self-concepts and realities, especially for those who do not identify with dominant cultures.
I am a disabled and neurodivergent Korean-American art therapist and art educator with an extensive background in working with people of various ages and abilities. As an art therapist, I enjoy operating from eclectic frameworks that critically examine dominant ideologies while providing opportunities for dismantling systemic barriers and recontextualizing issues by examining how these norms shape self-concepts and realities, especially for those who do not identify with dominant cultures.
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one, exploring questions of race and identity, or navigating a major life transition? These experiences can feel overwhelming, and you may wonder if what you’re feeling is “normal.” Perhaps you find yourself thinking, “I should be grateful for what I have, but I just feel unable to cope.” You don’t have to go through this alone.
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one, exploring questions of race and identity, or navigating a major life transition? These experiences can feel overwhelming, and you may wonder if what you’re feeling is “normal.” Perhaps you find yourself thinking, “I should be grateful for what I have, but I just feel unable to cope.” You don’t have to go through this alone.
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