Archive for December, 2009
December 29th, 2009
Being a Person of Color or a member of any marginalized group in America has it’s challenges. You already know that. You don’t need a therapist to tell you about how -isms affect you and your life. What I would like to tell you about, however, is how therapy can help relieve trauma-based symptoms which are caused by social conditions, like racism, sexism, and the like.
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Tags: African Americans, People of Color, trauma
Posted Under | Depression, Anxiety & Stress, People of Color, Sexual/Physical Abuse & Trauma | No Comments »
December 8th, 2009
Living in a world which doesn’t accept differing expressions of gender, much less transgender and transexual people, can be confusing and difficult. And not just for gender variant or transgendered persons. Parents, partners, spouses, and children also experience the judgement and fear that often comes out of our culture.
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Tags: transgender, transphobia, transsexual
Posted Under | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Concerns | No Comments »
