Culturally Sensitive Therapy

We are a diverse group of therapists, social workers, and counselors from various walks of life. Our collective experiences enable us to offer telemental health online therapy services and individualized treatment in a kind and compassionate manner.

Completed multiple trainings in providing culturally responsive treatment across a variety of settings to include children, adults, adolescents of multiple ethnicities.

Culturally sensitive therapy emphasizes the therapist's understanding of a client’s background, ethnicity, and belief system. Therapists can incorporate cultural sensitivity into their work to accommodate and respect differences in opinions, values, and attitudes of various cultures and different types of people.

Culturally humble and affirming, I am sensitive to the many barriers people face before coming to see me. I recognize the systemic oppressions and -isms that affect our lives, the social determinants of health which affect our access to supportive care, as well as the strength and resilience of marginalized communities. I am affirming of and celebrate the beautiful diversity of the human experience - you can be all of yourself with me!

I have experience working with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and their families, and I am always eager to learn more about others.

I have experience working with people of many cultural backgrounds including Hispanic/Latinx, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+. It is important to me as a therapist to consider your background/identity as well as my own as our culture/identity provides context for our behaviors and understanding of the world.

Culture informs how we view and understand our values and others around us. It's important to integrate that into therapy, as well as for me to respect and understand your perspective.

Yearly, I invest in cultural training courses, and I encourage all clients to educate me, regarding cultural beliefs and values, as they can differ, even among individuals within the same race, and/or ethinicity.

My training as a counseling psychologist is steeped in a holistic view of humanity: strengths-based, developmental, contextual, multiculturally-sensitive with a focus on social justice. I have taught many courses on on CST, but more importantly, I continue to engage in a personal ongoing practice of cultural self-exploration, including awareness of the privilege I hold. CST means that we can explore all aspects of your identity and the ways they influence and contextualize your experiences.

To be culturally sensitive is to practice cultural humility with respect and genuine interest. I love learning about the many different cultures and subcultures of people I meet, including my clients, but I do not expect my clients to have to explain who they are or where they come from. I offer a safe space to be vulnerable and to share experiences, feelings, hopes, and dreams for people from all backgrounds and identities.

John has extensive education and clinical experience working with diverse populations.

In a culturally responsive and humble approach, I work to bring all aspects of your identity as strengths in the counseling environment. I believe that when we are in touch with all aspects of our identity, we are better able to proactively address the challenges that are facing us.

Our cultural identities shape our experiences, values, and perspectives, influencing how we view and navigate the world. By acknowledging and integrating these cultural factors into therapy, we can create a more personalized and meaningful therapeutic experience. Culturally Sensitive Therapy involves recognizing the impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds on mental health and addressing the unique challenges faced by individuals from diverse communities. It aims to create a safe and

My life is immersed in alternative and marginalized communities, and I seek regular trainings in cultural sensitivity.

Well-researched treatments aren't enough. Your therapist requires the right attitude for diversity-affirmative care. I make an effort to practice cultural humility, which is a lifelong commitment to learning and respecting clients' identities and experiences. Labels don't help here - I try to neither over-inflate nor under-estimate the role of your identity in your life. I work to foster safety, trust, transparency, collaboration, and empowerment.

I believe that understanding how sociocultural, systemic, and institutional forces influence the ways that you traverse this world. Examining such contexts can facilitate the harnessing of your internal wisdom as well as become more connected to your collective and ancestral experiences.

Personal life experience and 6 years professional experience

You are the expert on your culture and identity. Treatment goals are collaboratively set, integrating your beliefs, values, and personal context into therapy. This approach tailors interventions to your unique needs, fostering trust by eliminating assumptions and misunderstandings. It creates a comfortable space, ensuring you feel understood. As a result, this method promotes more effective, sustainable outcomes, empowering you to achieve lasting change.

All of us are conditioned by our surroundings — our families, communities, societies, culture — without exceptions. No matter your creed, gender, colour, etc., we carry experiences from our past, tinted by the world around us. Understanding who we are requires understanding these influences; otherwise, we cannot tease out who we are at our "core," from what we've been taught. Even if there is overlap, there is also a difference! I look forward to sifting through the layers with you.