Culturally Sensitive Therapy emphasizes people’s various ethnic and cultural backgrounds within the therapeutic relationship.
Some approaches to therapy aim to treat every client the same — utilizing similar techniques, ways of communicating, and explanations of concepts. These therapists understand the importance of different cultures and recognize that these differences can impact the way someone experiences therapy. By bringing these experiences to the forefront of therapy, your therapist will validate your unique background and use it to work on your strengths and propel you toward your goals.
Your therapist will have foundational knowledge about your specific ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences. They also will continue learning more about how your culture affects your life experiences.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy’s goal is to make you feel more comfortable and understood, not only when it comes to culture and ethnicity, but also religion, race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Your therapist will employ counseling techniques to help you on your healing journey. They also will serve as an advocate for your particular identities in the community by connecting you to culturally-sensitive resources. Ultimately, the therapy should make you feel comfortable and understood. When the therapeutic space is safer, you will be more likely to benefit from the process.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Making the decision to come to therapy may very well be one of the bravest and most vulnerable choices you can make for yourself. As a licensed marriage and family therapist my goal is to help you discover your full potential and lead the life you imagined for yourself. Working with various therapeutic approaches, we will work to develop a greater understanding of your values, behaviors,...
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I am a licensed mental health counselor, certified Gestalt therapist, and a visiting faculty at a post-graduate psychotherapy training institute. I practice from a body-oriented relational and culturally sensitive approach, specializing in working with survivors of dysfunctional upbringing, acute and chronic trauma, and LGBTQ+ issues. Working from embodied relational approach, I view my client’...
***Not currently accepting new clients*** Unsure about therapy but notice that certain issues in your life keep recurring? Looking for someone to support you as you try to make sense of it all? Maybe your anxiety is starting to interfere with your functioning, or depression feels like it's weighing you down. Maybe there's a trauma in your past that you keep trying to suppress, but it keeps show...
Angela is a compassionate counselor who works with a diverse population of clients. She enjoys and is versed in working with people of different cultures and religions. She has 17 years of experience working at the Ok. Dept. of Corrections as a Case Mgr, Unit Mgr, and Psych Clinician so she is diverse in helping those who have suffered hardships without judgement. She is here to help you along...
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