People who travel from other countries and attempt to make their home in the United States may face a host of issues, such as isolation, anxiety, confusion, or sadness. They had to leave their home for whatever reason, and they left some things behind.
Available Treatment Options
Counselors and therapists approach people who are immigrants or who are acculturating to a new community with respect and dignity, ensuring that they take great care to understand the tenets of the culture from which the client came. Better yet, counseling interventions by therapists who share a cultural background with the person seeking therapy can increase trust and the effectiveness of therapy. Counseling interventions include building trust, expressing empathy, and processing emotions related to the person’s specific situation.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Immigration and Acculturation
( English | español ) I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with an office in Berkeley, CA, serving the needs of the East Bay (including San Leandro, Oakland, Albany, Richmond and Piedmont). My private practice provides individual therapy and couples counseling for people from various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and a wide variety of concerns. I offer therapy in English...
Hello, I am Genesis Espinoza. I am well aware that we all have different needs such as needing someone to talk to, needing someone to hear us out, needing someone to validate our feelings and experience, needing someone to process past trauma with, or simply needing someone's genuine and warm presence. All human beings need help navigating life and gaining assistance through life's confusion an...
