Discovering one’s racial identity is a process of introspection, an outward understanding of the social and political privileges in the world, and recognizing the implications that each has on one another as they relate to that individual.
Therapists and counselors make space for clients of color and white clients to understand how their racial identity impacts their lives, what privileges they do and do not have related to race, and how that impacts their mental health.
People exist at different stages in recognizing their racial identity, with some people unaware of how race affects their lives and others acutely aware due to the pervasiveness of discrimination.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions include processing emotions related to racial identity, understanding the implications of the effects of race, and supporting growth and empowerment.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Racial Identity
Often time, people begin psychotherapy as a result of feeling disconnected from themselves or the world. When overwhelmed by life, you may notice feeling drained, disconnected, dissatisfied with your relationships, and at times physically unwell. In therapy, I create a safe space to explore past, present, and future struggles and work towards goals in order to live a more insightful, balanced,...
Relationships provide great opportunities to feel belonging, love, and acceptance. In seeking connection with others, several challenges can arise that mystify our experience and make our chances of a rewarding connection seem so far away. It has been my mission to help couples, families, and individuals clear away that confusion and lift roadblocks to connection and happiness. As a Marriage an...
I am a bilingual and bicultural therapist, who grew up in Venezuela and have lived in MN over 25 yrs. I am compassionate, honest and can provide a safe, warm and nonjudgmental space to explore your concerns and optimize your relationship with yourself and others. As I learn of the relationship of mind, body and soul, I understand that the more in touch and aware we are, the more we heal and hav...
( English | español ) My intention as a therapist is to empower individuals be in tune with their deepest truths and to relate to life in a more authentic way. By providing a warm environment, I hope my clients feel safe to express what matters to them. My therapeutic approach is strongly influenced by more than 12 years of a dedicated meditation practice. I utilize mindfulness and somatic...
I choose to approach therapy in a way that addresses each unique person as a whole with many complex components contributing to their current state. Through empathy and genuine interaction, I seek to understand each person in the moment. I provide a warm and caring therapeutic environment that lets clients explore the problems they are looking to change. My goal is to help clients make changes ...
When sudden loss, school, family and community relationships become a source of anxiety and sadness, we offer a simple, innovative and powerful approach to healing mind, body and spirit. For many, understanding our personal experience is foundational to finding balance. Together, we understand your truth, your story, how to develop your internal strength to thrive personally, while developing t...
We have a relationship with everything in our lives: to people, to work, to play, and so on. When these relationships cause distress or become dysfunctional, problems arise. I believe the problems that arise are not within individuals but within the relationships they have to themselves and others. My goal in therapy is to help you change these relationships to improve your quality of life and...
In my therapy practice, I work with individuals of all ages, including young children, and with families and couples. At our first meeting, you can expect me to listen closely as you tell me about yourself and what brings you to therapy. You might be suffering with anxiety or depression and need immediately to find ways to deal with the distress and to find hope that things can improve. Or you...
I believe that therapy begins with the building of a strong, honest, and collaborative relationship. Through the creation of this alliance, it becomes possible to discover a client-centered focus for treatment and to engage dynamically in the therapeutic process. I see therapy as a space for healing and growth, co-created and nurtured by both client and clinician. My practice is psychodynamic,...
Hello and welcome. I offer authentic, collaborative, compassionate and strengths based counseling services for individuals, couples and families. Common challenges I work with include identifying and reducing unhelpful patterns, difficulty with stuckness and making positive changes happen, ongoing sadness, loss (e.g. job, partner), loneliness, excessive worry or simply trying to cope in an...
Leslie Holley is a Nationally Certified Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC - MD, IL) (LPC - MO, DC, VA) (NCC) who earned her Masters in Community Counseling from DePaul University where she also taught masters level clinical counseling courses as an adjunct professor. She specializes in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). Additionally, Leslie ...
I provide a warm, yet comprehensive approach to treatment and assessments with adolescents and adults. Whether you are seeking a place to process a current stressor, deal with a lifelong mental health issue, or live with a medical condition, I am eager to help. My mission is to assist each patient to achieve both short term goals and develop long term coping strategies. I work closely with your...
We all need spaces in our lives to be seen and heard. There are times, however, when it can be hard to find those spaces of acceptance, non-judgment, and problem solving. I will work with you to explore and find solutions to the challenges that come with navigating the realities of our complicated lives. My approach in therapy focuses on each person's unique stories, strengths, and resilience,...
When a client comes in, I respect the complex person in front of me. I am patient and compassionate to the person's needs. I offer a fresh perspective to challenge the person to grow within. I use collective modalities and techniques to customize treatment for the individual. Working with a person takes flexibility and compassion. Giving the person time to bring up the issues that they would li...
It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge that you are wanting or needing help and then acting on that decision. It's a decision people usually make when they feel like they are in crisis or stuck in a relationship, job, or some other situation. Making this decision is a step towards change, because you are acknowledging that you want or need something in your life to go in a different direction...
