https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jJkjnqEmYI An Asian American Therapist Discusses Recovering from Burnout In our second year of living in a global pandemic, many of us are finding that we have to adjust to a new normal. For many, it has prompted us to…
https://youtu.be/-z0qDI_QRIM Asian & Latinx Therapists Discuss Collective Trauma, Immigration, and Mental Health Within Their Communities My dad would say, “If you have problems, talk to me. You don’t need to see a therapist.” That’s pretty common in immigrant communities, that…
“there’s a reason sadness in my mother tongue sounds like a sigh that’s been held a while. I am the eldest daughter of an eldest daughter I eat the blame and send back forgiveness. I turn the day into something…
Asian Female and Femme Body Image The Asian Female and Femme Body Image is complex and deserving of discussion. Perhaps, you’ve experienced this for yourself over the years. Asian American female & femme bodies have to deal with both Asian…
The reason we wanted to talk about the relationship between Asian mothers and their daughters is that it is something that continues to come up for our clients, our support group members, and even our Asian therapists. Mother-daughter relationships are…
Many Asian Americans are either children (or grandchildren) of immigrants or are immigrants themselves. We believe it is necessary to discuss the immigrant experience as we support these communities. Children of immigrants must reckon with the complicated concepts of sacrifice,…
Life can be too much sometimes. There were no problems handling the first obstacle to land in your path, or the second, or even the third. But the fourth? The fifth? It can become overwhelming and feel like you can…
We wanted to dedicate a blog specifically to intergenerational trauma, which is trauma (or pain) that gets passed down from the generation who experienced it to the following generations. We believe that discussing intergenerational trauma is necessary in our support…
When people think about ADHD, they often think of a young boy who is loud and hyper, who misbehaves in the classroom or falls behind on homework, and who can play video games for hours. But this stereotype is not…
In this day in age, much of what we do is done online. Likewise, if your teen is in need of support, they can find it online as well! In fact, connecting via online therapy for teens offers a range…
