Racial Identity Therapists in Milwaukee, WI
My name is Kentrell Washington and I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). I specialize in working with marginalized populations as well as men. The folks that I focus on in my practice are people of color as well as LGBTQ+ people. The people I work with may be dealing with anxiety, relationship issues, identity issues or a history of trauma and they need skills to cope as well as a space to process and heal.
My name is Kentrell Washington and I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). I specialize in working with marginalized populations as well as men. The folks that I focus on in my practice are people of color as well as LGBTQ+ people. The people I work with may be dealing with anxiety, relationship issues, identity issues or a history of trauma and they need skills to cope as well as a space to process and heal.
My ideal clients are BIPOC, women, and/or members of the LGBTQIA+ community that are ready to move from survival to thriving. You’re navigating systemic pressures, imposter syndrome, and misalignment, seeking an affirming space for real growth. Your goals are unshakable self-worth, boundaries, and a life built on your authentic values. You’re done with settling and ready to put in the courageous, consistent work to reclaim your narrative and lead with purpose.
My ideal clients are BIPOC, women, and/or members of the LGBTQIA+ community that are ready to move from survival to thriving. You’re navigating systemic pressures, imposter syndrome, and misalignment, seeking an affirming space for real growth. Your goals are unshakable self-worth, boundaries, and a life built on your authentic values. You’re done with settling and ready to put in the courageous, consistent work to reclaim your narrative and lead with purpose.
Seeking professional help takes courage & self awareness. You recognize your need to delve deeper, wanting to address your concerns so that you’re able to heal. You want to show up as the highest version of yourself. Living a life of quality is the ultimate goal.
Seeking professional help takes courage & self awareness. You recognize your need to delve deeper, wanting to address your concerns so that you’re able to heal. You want to show up as the highest version of yourself. Living a life of quality is the ultimate goal.
In my practice, I prioritize building trust within the therapeutic relationship, as this foundation is where I start with everyone I serve. I believe in the power of connection and the importance of creating a warm, inviting space where you can feel heard, understood, and valued. My ideal clients come from diverse backgrounds and often face a range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and personality disorders. They seek support in building healthier relationships with themselves, their families, friends, and their workspaces.
In my practice, I prioritize building trust within the therapeutic relationship, as this foundation is where I start with everyone I serve. I believe in the power of connection and the importance of creating a warm, inviting space where you can feel heard, understood, and valued. My ideal clients come from diverse backgrounds and often face a range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and personality disorders. They seek support in building healthier relationships with themselves, their families, friends, and their workspaces.
Hello! I’m Ashley, a Vietnamese-Filipina Art Therapist and Mental Health Therapist. As a BIPOC queer woman, I understand the importance of connecting with someone that truly sees me for who I am – a human. A human that feels, loves, grieves, laughs, cries, and all the other lived experiences that encompasses my humanness. In my work, I encourage my clients to integrate their strengths and humanity into their journey of self-expression and growth. My areas of focus includes attachment wounds, generational trauma, BIPOC youth and adults, and women's issues.
Hello! I’m Ashley, a Vietnamese-Filipina Art Therapist and Mental Health Therapist. As a BIPOC queer woman, I understand the importance of connecting with someone that truly sees me for who I am – a human. A human that feels, loves, grieves, laughs, cries, and all the other lived experiences that encompasses my humanness. In my work, I encourage my clients to integrate their strengths and humanity into their journey of self-expression and growth. My areas of focus includes attachment wounds, generational trauma, BIPOC youth and adults, and women's issues.
You’ve spent years masking, overthinking, and holding it all together—and now your anxiety, relationships, or self-image have you feeling exhausted and out of sync with yourself. You crave peace, clarity, and connection, but don’t know where to start. I help neurodivergent, high-achieving women—especially those from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities—unpack old patterns, reconnect with their bodies, and build self-trust through compassion, boundaries, and practical tools rooted in somatic and evidence-based care.
You’ve spent years masking, overthinking, and holding it all together—and now your anxiety, relationships, or self-image have you feeling exhausted and out of sync with yourself. You crave peace, clarity, and connection, but don’t know where to start. I help neurodivergent, high-achieving women—especially those from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities—unpack old patterns, reconnect with their bodies, and build self-trust through compassion, boundaries, and practical tools rooted in somatic and evidence-based care.
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
My ideal client is an adolescent girl, woman, or mother—especially a Muslimah or woman of color—navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or identity struggles. She may feel unseen, carry generational pain, or parent through unresolved wounds. She seeks healing that honors her faith and lived experience. Her goal is not just to cope, but to break cycles, build self-worth, set boundaries, and reconnect with a life of dignity, peace, and emotional freedom. She wants a space where she doesn't have to explain everything—just be understood, held, and supported in becoming her full, healed self.
My ideal client is an adolescent girl, woman, or mother—especially a Muslimah or woman of color—navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or identity struggles. She may feel unseen, carry generational pain, or parent through unresolved wounds. She seeks healing that honors her faith and lived experience. Her goal is not just to cope, but to break cycles, build self-worth, set boundaries, and reconnect with a life of dignity, peace, and emotional freedom. She wants a space where she doesn't have to explain everything—just be understood, held, and supported in becoming her full, healed self.
I have a passion for working with individuals who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or individuals who come from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. I am interested in understanding the complete person; including how ones intersecting identities impact their sense of self, their sense of community, their sense of belonging, and their sense of empowerment. I utilize a strengths-based and affirmative approach to therapy that empowers clients to acknowledge their own resilience and promotes radical self-acceptance. I also draw on skills from various therapeutic methods in order to best fit the needs of my clients.
I have a passion for working with individuals who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or individuals who come from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. I am interested in understanding the complete person; including how ones intersecting identities impact their sense of self, their sense of community, their sense of belonging, and their sense of empowerment. I utilize a strengths-based and affirmative approach to therapy that empowers clients to acknowledge their own resilience and promotes radical self-acceptance. I also draw on skills from various therapeutic methods in order to best fit the needs of my clients.
Right now, is the time to give ourselves permission to make changes that allow us to have control over our journey. As a Black woman & BIPOC therapist I am deeply passionate about treating mental health holistically. The mind, body, and spirit work together to bring fulfillment, but when the balance is off, things just don't feel right. Traumatic and challenging experiences in our lives can affect our nervous system, rendering us vulnerable, confused and at times stuck/frozen in fight and or flight responses to life. I personally know how beneficial integrating spiritual, mental, and physical health is to the healing process.
Right now, is the time to give ourselves permission to make changes that allow us to have control over our journey. As a Black woman & BIPOC therapist I am deeply passionate about treating mental health holistically. The mind, body, and spirit work together to bring fulfillment, but when the balance is off, things just don't feel right. Traumatic and challenging experiences in our lives can affect our nervous system, rendering us vulnerable, confused and at times stuck/frozen in fight and or flight responses to life. I personally know how beneficial integrating spiritual, mental, and physical health is to the healing process.
Brainspotting Therapy Milwaukee - Jesse
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
4 Endorsed
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Therapy, ADHD focused therapy, and supervision - Looking for a new approach to therapy that is neuroaffirming, culturally humble, and compassion-based? I specialize in supporting you with trauma, depression, and anxiety. You can get better and heal - even if traditional talk therapies have not helped in the past. No judgement, no homework, no blaming - just healing on your terms.
I offer LCSW clinical supervision in WI and MO. I also provide support and certification for therapists seeking certification in brainspotting. My supervision focuses on healing, compassion, community, and social justice.
Therapy, ADHD focused therapy, and supervision - Looking for a new approach to therapy that is neuroaffirming, culturally humble, and compassion-based? I specialize in supporting you with trauma, depression, and anxiety. You can get better and heal - even if traditional talk therapies have not helped in the past. No judgement, no homework, no blaming - just healing on your terms.
I offer LCSW clinical supervision in WI and MO. I also provide support and certification for therapists seeking certification in brainspotting. My supervision focuses on healing, compassion, community, and social justice.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist in training, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing). I partner with clients by helping them look at the impossibilities of life as possibilities for growth and transformation. I work with clients by developing an authentic, evidence-based therapeutic approach to therapy that works for you. My approach includes using faith-based therapy that allows clients to take a holistic approach throughout the therapeutic process.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist in training, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing). I partner with clients by helping them look at the impossibilities of life as possibilities for growth and transformation. I work with clients by developing an authentic, evidence-based therapeutic approach to therapy that works for you. My approach includes using faith-based therapy that allows clients to take a holistic approach throughout the therapeutic process.
Are you finding yourself wrestling with questions about meaning, identity, or what comes next in life? Perhaps you’re navigating grief, feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty, or carrying shame that makes it hard to let others in. You may also be living with the impact of past or ongoing trauma, or feeling weighed down by systems that have not supported your well-being. These experiences are deeply human; it makes sense that times of change, loss, or transition can feel frightening or even immobilizing. When these emotions go unaddressed, they can quietly shape our lives and keep us from feeling whole, connected, and fully ourselves.
Are you finding yourself wrestling with questions about meaning, identity, or what comes next in life? Perhaps you’re navigating grief, feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty, or carrying shame that makes it hard to let others in. You may also be living with the impact of past or ongoing trauma, or feeling weighed down by systems that have not supported your well-being. These experiences are deeply human; it makes sense that times of change, loss, or transition can feel frightening or even immobilizing. When these emotions go unaddressed, they can quietly shape our lives and keep us from feeling whole, connected, and fully ourselves.
Seeking help and healing is a courageous task. So glad you landed here!
I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in understanding and treating traumatic experiences, whether one-time acute trauma or ongoing developmental childhood difficulties. I work with you to untangle the web of confusing memories, triggering emotional responses, and relational difficulties that come from these adverse experiences.
I utilize relational therapy and EMDR.
I also offer ADHD and Autism psychological assessments, which give an abundance of helpful information about the self so you might move forward with more insight and resources.
Seeking help and healing is a courageous task. So glad you landed here!
I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in understanding and treating traumatic experiences, whether one-time acute trauma or ongoing developmental childhood difficulties. I work with you to untangle the web of confusing memories, triggering emotional responses, and relational difficulties that come from these adverse experiences.
I utilize relational therapy and EMDR.
I also offer ADHD and Autism psychological assessments, which give an abundance of helpful information about the self so you might move forward with more insight and resources.
Healing takes courage, especially when trauma and anxiety have kept you stuck in survival mode. I help women gently restore nervous system balance and build a more grounded, connected life.
Many of the women I work with are insightful, capable, and self-aware—yet still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. You may experience anxiety, emotional shutdown, people-pleasing, or relationship dynamics that feel familiar but painful. These responses are not signs of weakness; they reflect a nervous system shaped by lived experience.
Healing takes courage, especially when trauma and anxiety have kept you stuck in survival mode. I help women gently restore nervous system balance and build a more grounded, connected life.
Many of the women I work with are insightful, capable, and self-aware—yet still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. You may experience anxiety, emotional shutdown, people-pleasing, or relationship dynamics that feel familiar but painful. These responses are not signs of weakness; they reflect a nervous system shaped by lived experience.
You’re looking for a therapist for the first time or maybe you’ve had a few sessions in the past that didn’t quite feel right.
I specialize in working with adults of all ages presenting for a wide variety of concerns, including challenging relationships with families of origin, difficulties with understanding and expressing emotions, first and second gen or immigrant experiences, race-based stress, ADHD, concerns with physical health and mood
You’re looking for a therapist for the first time or maybe you’ve had a few sessions in the past that didn’t quite feel right.
I specialize in working with adults of all ages presenting for a wide variety of concerns, including challenging relationships with families of origin, difficulties with understanding and expressing emotions, first and second gen or immigrant experiences, race-based stress, ADHD, concerns with physical health and mood
Hello and welcome to your journey of self-discovery and wellness! Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and I congratulate you on starting your journey and I am here to make sure that it is meaningful and helpful to you. I specialize in working with clients who have co-occurring disorders, life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, or are just struggling with life stressors. I utilize a client-centered, solution-focused approach to therapy and tailor each session to your needs and goals. I provide a safe space and supportive environment where you can release, be yourself, and achieve lasting positive change.
Hello and welcome to your journey of self-discovery and wellness! Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and I congratulate you on starting your journey and I am here to make sure that it is meaningful and helpful to you. I specialize in working with clients who have co-occurring disorders, life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, or are just struggling with life stressors. I utilize a client-centered, solution-focused approach to therapy and tailor each session to your needs and goals. I provide a safe space and supportive environment where you can release, be yourself, and achieve lasting positive change.
My primary approach to therapy uses the therapeutic relationship to undo the aloneness that can come from feeling like others “just don’t get it.” I am a bilingual psychotherapist specializing in working with BIPOC, trans, and/or queer people, and I am passionate about assisting people with anxiety, trauma, and sociopolitical struggles. I have extensive training in supporting people facing life changes, exploring identity, and navigating relationships and systems. I would be honored to establish safety and comfort with you so we can discuss things that may be exciting, scary, sad, and fun.
My primary approach to therapy uses the therapeutic relationship to undo the aloneness that can come from feeling like others “just don’t get it.” I am a bilingual psychotherapist specializing in working with BIPOC, trans, and/or queer people, and I am passionate about assisting people with anxiety, trauma, and sociopolitical struggles. I have extensive training in supporting people facing life changes, exploring identity, and navigating relationships and systems. I would be honored to establish safety and comfort with you so we can discuss things that may be exciting, scary, sad, and fun.
Are you struggling with life's challenges that can feel overwhelming at times? You might feel overwhelmed by changes that were once manageable, experiencing more frequent worries, a loss of motivation, or a sense of hopelessness. You may feel you've exhausted your usual coping methods yet still feel uneasy. With help you can learn to understand your emotions, navigate complex relationships, explore your sense of self, or manageably transition through significant life changes. Therapy extends beyond just finding someone to listen; therapy can provide valuable insights, offer constructive feedback, and facilitate meaningful change.
Are you struggling with life's challenges that can feel overwhelming at times? You might feel overwhelmed by changes that were once manageable, experiencing more frequent worries, a loss of motivation, or a sense of hopelessness. You may feel you've exhausted your usual coping methods yet still feel uneasy. With help you can learn to understand your emotions, navigate complex relationships, explore your sense of self, or manageably transition through significant life changes. Therapy extends beyond just finding someone to listen; therapy can provide valuable insights, offer constructive feedback, and facilitate meaningful change.
As a Black, Queer, and Transmasc practitioner, I know how difficult it can be to find providers who are both competent and compassionate, especially when navigating life’s hardest challenges. My work is to create a space where you can bring your full self, knowing that every part of your story matters.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or knowing which way to go next? Are you scared and just need someone to understand why?
As a Black, Queer, and Transmasc practitioner, I know how difficult it can be to find providers who are both competent and compassionate, especially when navigating life’s hardest challenges. My work is to create a space where you can bring your full self, knowing that every part of your story matters.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or knowing which way to go next? Are you scared and just need someone to understand why?
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