Cultural Identity Therapy for Latinas in NYC.
So you can finally breathe and come home to yourself.
Belonging to two cultures isn’t easy…
You love your Latinx and American identities, but their presence in your life is not “either/or,” like two servings on a plate that never touch.
You’ve blended them in your own way and sometimes the people around you don’t understand.
So you get comments questioning your identity or even erasing your Latinidad, as if you’ve betrayed your heritage because you spend time downtown, hike or practice yoga.
Cultural Identity Therapy in NYC can help!
Constantly feeling like you’re not Latinx or American enough.
To appreciating yourself just as you are, in your complicity and contradictions.
Looking over your shoulder out of fear of what they’ll say.
To embracing your Latinx and American identities in the way that feels right to you.
What if you could go from:
How juicy can you allow your life to be?
What can you do that’s so you and then celebrate the hell out of it?
This is how we begin to heal your bicultural tension and integrate your identities.
Find your voice and make room for the real you — the one who’s here to experience life, not just survive it.
You contain multitudes
You’re ready to own who you are and create a life that fits you.
Hola!
I help my clients understand that the bicultural stress they face have a deeper roots that go beyond them and their families.
My work as a therapist is more than just my livelihood — it’s the culmination of my experiences as a Latina.
My social work training and community with other Latinas helped me understand my experience as an individual and a member of the Dominican diaspora. What I faced wasn’t just about me, it was also about systems, unspoken expectations and clashing values.
Growing up, I knew that I was different, but I didn’t have a framework for understating my experience. It was a long, lonely road.
I was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to New York when I was 2 years old.
Now, when my plane lands in Quisqueya, I feel as if the motherland herself is bundling me in her arms and rejoicing.
And yes, I applaud.
You get to be de aqui y de allá.
How cultural identity therapy in NYC helps
I founded my online therapy practice so that other Latinas could receive the support I didn’t know what possible for me.
I want my practice to be a safe harbor where you can explore the nuances of your bicultural identities and develop more compassion for all you carry.
In therapy, I help you clarify your values and claim your needs so that you can build a life that reflects who you truly are.
As a therapist who specializes in cultural identity, I help you understand the cultural context underneath your anxiety, guilt and burnout. Together, we work on reducing your anxiety and guilt and healing your burnout.
Topics covered in cultural identity therapy in NYC
What creates identity — is it the place where you live or where you were born?
Is it the things you like to eat or the language you speak?
What if those things are different from one another?
Is one more important than another?
Is someone keeping track?
These questions help us understand the contours of your biculturalism and the unspoken expectations you’ve been navgating.
Each therapy session will help organize your experience, create more compassion for all that your carry and guide you forward.
Contact me
Weekends available
Change is possible.
If you’re tired of holding everything together and ready to start putting yourself first, this is your time.
In online cultural identity therapy in NYC, you’ll get a bird’s eye view of the challenges you’ve ben navigating. Together, we’ll unpack the expectations you’ve been facing and release what’s no longer reasonable.
You’ll start setting healthy boundaries so that you can better manage your energy and show up you as you really are, without the resentment.
You’ll liberate the energy that once fueled your overanalyzing and people-pleasing so that you can dive into new projects.
Imagine feeling the weight on your shoulders lift and standing taller, with a clear sense of direction.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to begin.
We’ll take it one step at a time, at your pace.
Reach out today for a free, 15-minute consultation.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
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Immigrants, refugees and people who have mixed heritages typically experience biculturalism.
People who are bicultural belong to a heritage culture and a host culture.
They navigate different norms, values and expectations as they move from one culture to another.
Some people keep each culture separate, while others create a hybrid.
People who are bicultural often are more creative and can consider more than one perspective. They may also navigate clashing expectations from each culture.
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Belonging to two cultures often means navigating two sets of values, norms and expectations that sometimes clash.
Many of the women I work with in cultural identity therapy in NYC feel pressure to be self-sacrificing and agreeable while also wanting to make different choices than the ones their parents made.
This can create internal tension, with feelings of confusion, guilt or doubt.
This doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you, but that you’re managing competing expectations.
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Yes. In my work as an online therapist for first-generation Latinas, I often see how bicultural stress shows up as anxiety, guilt and burnout.
When you’re managing competing expectations from different cultures, it can feel like you’re always afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing.
Over time, that pressure can take a toll, leading to anxiety and burnout.
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This is a common question in cultural identity therapy for Latinas.
Guilt is learned. It often comes from messages about loyalty, sacrifice and duty.
Healthy boundaries actually make relationships stronger.
Feeling guilty doesn’t always mean you’ve done something wrong. Often, it means that you’re doing something new and unfamiliar. It gets easier with practice.
Setting healthy boundaries helps you take care of yourself while staying connected to your family in a healthier way.
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In cultural identity therapy in NYC, we start by exploring your values and the parts of your identities that mean the most to you.
The goal is not to reject your family, but to decide how you’d like to connect with them. For example, which values and traditions do you want to keep and which no longer resonate?
Therapy will help you communicate this in a way that honors the best of your Latinx and American cultures.
This process helps integrate your identities and honor your values so that you’re no longer in a bicultural tug-of war
Find your voice.
Start thriving.
Find your voice. Start thriving.