Culturally Sensitive Therapy

As a Black gay male therapist, I feel I understand people's needs who come from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a person who endeavors to be culturally humble, I encourage exploration in the areas of Age, Developmental disabilities, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Racial identity, Ethnic identity, Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and sexual orientation.

This approach provides clients with an inclusive and respectful space where their unique cultural backgrounds and perspectives are honored and integrated into the therapeutic process. I engage with my clients in open dialogue to understand their cultural context and its impact on their experiences and challenges. Together, we collaboratively explore how cultural factors influence their narratives, fostering a deeper understanding while supporting my client's identity and values.

I have not only education and training but lived life experiences.

Alison has a background in providing psychotherapy in an urban setting at a major hospital in Bronx, NY. Alison strongly believes understanding a client’s background and belief system is paramount for optimal treatment as it relates to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or other important elements of culture and/or identity.

Social justice and advocacy are core pieces to a therapist's identity. They have to be able to navigate complex cultural issues that transcend race and cultural identity. These issues are often the source of a lot of the issues our clients are struggling, and a therapist must be able to identify the impact of culture and identity on the presenting issue.

Each person on staff receives training in this area multiple times a year. Culture sensitivity is also part of our mission.

Alison is a native New Yorker and believes understanding a client’s background and belief system is paramount for optimal treatment as it relates to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or other important elements of culture and/or identity.

Completed multiple trainings in providing culturally responsive treatment across a variety of settings to include children, adults, adolescents of multiple ethnicities.

As a multicultural person, providing a space that is not only trauma-informed, but culturally sensitive is vital to me as a mental health professional. I believe therapy not only should be culturally-sensitive, but creative in the ways we reach clients to make therapy accessible, meaningful, and impactful. By providing this space, I keep in mind I am not an expert on everyone's culture, while not expecting those to educate me so that they feel comfortable.

I received a great graduate and post graduate education where culturally sensitive therapy was emphasized and in addition through additional training annual training.

Based upon your unique pieces of diversity (e.g., age, gender, race, class, etc.) I work to uncover how to view these from a place of agency and strength; in your home, work and social spheres. Each of us have aspects of our identity which we aren't nurturing to the fullest of our ability.

Culturally Sensitive Therapy emphasizes the importance of cultural and societal factors in shaping individual and family dynamics. It aims to address cultural conflicts and promote understanding and acceptance.

We strive to provide culturally responsive and affirming services that are sensitive to the unique needs and challenges faced by marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and to gender, sexuality or relationship minorities. In our clinical work, we utilize an intersectional, culturally-grounded approach to understand dynamics of power, privilege, and oppression that have shaped our clients identities and lived experiences.

Preferably culturally responsive therapy: There are so many ways that we can culturally view the world, relationships and ourselves. Bridging across our difference I work to understand and integrate your larger social cultural identity, your family culture and your inner world that includes all three levels beyond human universals. I support you to find ways to heal, change and grow within your relationships and all other aspects of your life while honoring your cultural identity and heritage.

Kinship Counseling Collective believes each individual has a unique cultural identity and background that shapes their experiences and perspectives. Kinship is driven by our commitment to offer our clients culturally responsive and anti-oppressive therapy, empowering all of us to challenge and resist oppressive systems and work toward social justice.At Kinship, we value access and ease of finding excellent therapists of color. We wanted to support an increase in access through online therapy.

We have a diverse staff with different backgrounds that help understand your unique experiences based on the intersectionality of your identities.

Human beings are cultural beings, even when we don't quite think so. As we live at the intersection of our ethnicity, age, gender, race, ability status and so on, I give special emphasis to how your culture shaped your ideas of mental health. Using a strengths-based approach, I use culturally sensitive techniques to offer healing that feels reflective of your worldview.

As a Black gay male therapist, I feel I understand people's needs who come from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a person who endeavors to be culturally humble, I encourage exploration in the areas of Age, Developmental disabilities, Indigenous heritage, National origin, Racial identity, Ethnic identity, Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and sexual orientation.