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Support for Those Who Are Navigating Their Identity

I was raised by a United Nations of parents (Colombian, Puerto Rican, American, and Japanese-American). As a person who has navigated and continues to navigate living between different cultures and identities, my personal experiences serve to amplify and fuel my professional passion for walking alongside people as they navigate life between different worlds and figuring out who they are.

My experience in identity work extends beyond race/ethnicity and also includes LGBTQ+ affirming therapy. This includes facilitating LGBTQ+ therapy groups for middle school, high school, and college aged students, presenting training seminars and webinars on LGBTQ+ affirming practices in school and professional settings, and providing affirming and celebratory individual therapy to people of all ages as they navigate their gender and sexuality.

All of the identity work that I do is rooted in an understanding of the ways that minority stress impacts people and through an intersectional lens. I believe it is not the individual that is to be pathologized or “cured” but rather supported and celebrated as they try to navigate the world, especially in spaces that were not originally created for them or by them.

Examples of Identity Exploration & Formation

Gender Exploration

  • Are you questioning or curious about your gender identity?

  • Are you looking for a therapeutic space to explore gender expression and affirmation?

  • Are you looking for an affirming and celebratory space to increase gender euphoria and alignment?

  • Are you navigating the transitioning process?

Sexuality & Relationships

  • Are you exploring or questioning your sexuality or romantic attraction?

  • Are you looking for a therapeutic space to discuss navigating your academic or professional setting as a non-straight, non-cisgender person?

  • Are you looking for an affirming space to discuss your dating/relationship experiences?

Multiracial & Multiethnic Identity Formation

  • Are you struggling to find a sense of belonging in social or identity specific spaces (e.g., clubs, affinity groups, the workplace, or your own family)?

  • Do you find yourself feeling like you’ve got one foot in one culture and the other foot in another? Do you feel like you’re “not enough” of any of your identities?

  • Are you trying to get in touch with different parts of your cultural identity?

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