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Scenario

Why therapy feels culturally reductive

My therapist keeps talking about my 'cultural trauma' but I just want help with my anxiety without everything being about being an immigrant.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The medicalization of cultural experience can reduce complex identity to pathology rather than addressing individual humanity.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Diaspora identity — living between worlds?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.