Racial Identity Therapists in Westlake, Seattle, WA

I work best with clients who are struggling with their ethnic and cultural identities, particularly those with multiple ways of identifying. Specifically, how these conflicting identities may impact their relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners. Though culture is what I explore primarily, I also focus on intrapersonal exploration, including areas of personal and professional growth. In both instances, it is vital to identify the specific issues that are barriers to achieving what the client perceives as an ideal self. Setting several short-term goals to accomplish on the way until a long-term goal is achieved.

I firmly believe that each client should be the leader in their treatment, and my objective as a therapist is to equip you with the tools needed to harness your strengths. I aim to establish a therapeutic space for you that cultivates trust, comfort, and collaboration. I enjoy working on issues related to Anxiety/Depression/Stress/Transitions, and Teen Issues, Parenthood (including fostering and adoption of youth), Perinatal mental health, Racial/Ethnic identity development, and Trauma recovery- historical and familial.

Virtual care, new clients are welcome! You've been thinking about trying therapy but don't know how it will help. You may have tried it before, but don't know if it was the right fit. You hope to talk to someone who understands the whirlwind of thoughts and feelings you have but don't know where to begin. You and I could figure this out together. I could be your therapist or your partner in the search for the right mental health care for you. For hassle-free scheduling, visit my website pranh.carrd.co. Reach out if you'd like a 15-minute consultation (no charge) prior to scheduling

www.paradoxtherapy.com/lauree. It's difficult to find a therapist, especially if you’re a multiply-marginalized individual who must cope with not just day to day stressors, but also the stressors of living within systems of oppression against multiple parts of your identity. If you’re in that situation, you may wish to find a therapist with an amount of lived experience, if only to lessen the burden of “explaining” how these systems affect you, and I’m passionate about helping people like you receive services that will more deeply understand the impacts of your environment on you, even if we do not have the exact same identities.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who is focused on helping adults who are experiencing distress in their lives. My areas of specialty include, but are not limited to, trauma, Posttraumatic Stress, depression, anxiety, and dissociation. I emphasize an individual's strengths and work to help people feel empowered in their daily lives. I use a variety of tools to do this, including EMDR, DBT, and other evidence based practices.

You hope to ease your distress and experience healing, and ultimately, to enjoy satisfying, fulfilling relationships with others and with yourself. You seek the magic that comes from looking within and cultivating a relationship with your own rich inner world- a brave and vulnerable first step to finding wholeness, relief, and self-awareness. Depth psychotherapy is the process of turning inward and examining unconscious aspects of the self that have influenced you outside of your awareness, a practice that not only alleviates symptoms and suffering, but transforms unhealthy coping behaviors and problematic relationship patterns.

I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.

As human beings, we are prone to intense joy, deep sorrow and a wide spectrum of emotions in between. Therapy is a place to learn how to navigate these changing terrains of life. As a therapist, I will come alongside you to listen, reflect, speak to, and bear witness to your particular experiences in life. I believe many personal struggles are relational and that we experience healing through genuine connection with ourselves and others. I'm passionate about helping people move from a life of fear and feeling stuck to a life of freedom, feeling grounded, and developing a growing trust in yourself and others.

I’m a queer, mixed-race (SE Asian & Hispanic), neurodivergent, nonbinary femme passionate about helping clients access their creative healing energy to best help clients engage in authentic living and loving with themselves, others, and the world around them. I believe healing exists on a spectrum and hope to help clients find deeper understanding and healing through authentic connection, curiosity, and conversation. My approach is non-judgmental, non-linear, client-centered, educational, trauma-informed, and intentional. I offer an intersectional, anti-oppressive, holistic, and creative experience in therapy.

I enjoy working with folx around anxiety, depression, perfectionism, stress management, Racial & Ethnic identity development, Gender & Sexual identity development and trauma related to your family of origin. I also enjoy working with teens (13+) and young adults supporting them to navigate challenges they maybe face through life transitions and identity development. I approach therapy with a social justice lens, acknowledging and examining how different systems and “-isms” impacts us as an individuals.

Accepting New Clients in MID-JUNE 2024. Are you looking for a compassionate and socially conscious therapist who provides trauma-informed care? Then we might be a good fit to work together! Sometimes we need guidance to resolve our conflicts and difficulties. Talking through our thoughts and putting words to our deeply held emotions can give us a sense of relief, clarity, and direction. This is what I offer in therapy.

Flow is mental health. Feeling stuck is a mental illness. My job is to help you unstuck. Trauma makes you stuck. Your brain creates defense mechanisms based on the traumatic event. Your body remembers the impact. I believe that many problems are rooted in trauma including attachment wounds. I work with anxiety, addiction, identity, unhelpful thought/behavioral patterns, cultural transition, and spiritual abuse through the lens of trauma. I attend to your body closely in the session for metabolizing your stuck feelings and thoughts. Body-mind integration brings mental health where allows a flow.

I am a licensed counseling psychologist who works with adults. When you decide to work with me, I keep in mind that you are seeking therapy because of your intelligence, courage, and hard work to improve your life. With your collaboration, we would work towards increasing your sense of internal calm and connection with others. We would use our therapeutic relationship to better understand and develop effective strategies for strengthening your social support network and increasing your resilience in the face of internal and external stress.

I strive to provide a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space to explore what may be at the root of your distress. I believe each of us has a natural capacity to heal, and my role is to help you identify and remove the obstacles that stand in the way of your health, growth, empowerment and well-being. I mainly specialize in trauma, single events (like a car accident) or the kind that can be more complex, ongoing, or occurred in childhood (like growing up in a dysfunctional family). Sometimes symptoms present as anxiety or depression, complex PTSD or even chronic illness and pain. I am here to help the trauma unburden.