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COMMUNITIES SERVED

Therapy for BIPOC Communities: A Place that Sees your Whole Story

For many BIPOC individuals, therapy hasn’t always felt safe—or even accessible. I am committed to creating a space where your cultural background, family story, and lived experience are honoured and understood. As someone who knows the challenges of navigating multiple worlds, I recognize that therapy must be both affirming and practical in order to be truly helpful.

FROM SURVIVAL TO THRIVING

Therapy That Understands Cultural Navigation

Many of us were raised in families that taught us how to survive—not how to rest, dream, or thrive. Therapy offers the chance to reimagine what life can look like when you’re not just carrying the weight of expectations or survival strategies. Together, we’ll unpack intergenerational patterns, cultural pressures, and family roles that may no longer serve you, and we’ll build pathways toward healing and self-definition.

For immigrants and children of immigrants, the work often includes navigating the cultural gap between family expectations and personal values. For those raised by parents with narcissistic or emotionally challenged traits, therapy provides tools to heal from the wounds of emotional neglect or abuse.

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COMMON AREAS WE ADDRESS

  • Navigating multiple cultural identities

  • Balancing personal goals with family expectations

  • Healing from cultural marginalization or racism

Identity & Belonging

Family & Intergenerational Dynamics

  • Children of parents with narcissistic or personality disorder traits

  • Healing cycles of emotional neglect or survival-focused parenting

  • Redefining your role within your family

Mental Health & Resilience

  • Depression and anxiety in the context of cultural pressures

  • Processing grief and intergenerational trauma

  • Building self-worth and a vision of thriving, not just surviving

Ready to Write Your Next Chapter?

Therapy can be a place to reclaim your story and reconnect with the parts of yourself that were never lost, only hidden. HL Psychotherapy is here to support you with culturally sensitive, affirming care.

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