Community, Love, Joy, Wholeness, Liberation and Intersectionality.

We help BIPOC individuals overcome the shame and stigma associated with queerness and/or mass incarceration so they can flourish in their life.

 
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Centering Wholeness Counseling is about embracing our flaws, imperfections, bad decisions, and all the things that make us human.

We believe that:
You don’t have to be perfect to be whole.
You do not have to be perfect to be loved.
You do not have to be perfect to be protected.

 
 
 
 

Mission

Our mission is to provide culturally affirming, convenient, and holistic mental wellness services that center the experiences of Black and Brown people.

 

Vision

We are working towards a world where mental wellness services are not a luxury but a fundamental human right.

 
 
 

Therapy

We provide culturally affirming therapy that centers the experiences of Black and Brown people. Our therapy services help you to manage anxiety, depression, relationships, transitions, trauma, and work. Additionally, our therapy services are by Black and Brown therapists. You don’t have to code-switch or hide your cultural identities with us.


Groups and Community Conversation

We offer monthly virtual community conversations. Community conversations are led by community members and they are free. Check the events section for the next community conversation.


Workshops/Consulting

We provide supervision towards licensure or case consultation. Our supervision practice is rooted in the tenets of the trauma-informed lens, anti-oppressive practices, and relational approach.

You may want to get a consultation around:

  • Trauma-informed care

  • Addressing intersectionality in practice

  • Supervision for licensure

  • Cultural competence and cultural humility

  • BIPOC mental health and wellness

  • Immigrant mental health and wellness

  • Supporting communities impacted by incarceration


Workshops/Consulting

We partner with other businesses and organizations that desire to educate their communities on various mental health and healing topics.

  • Mental Health 101

  • Workplace Anxiety

  • Understanding Depression and Anxiety

  • Coping and Self-care skills

  • Conflict Resolution skills

  • Stress Management

  • Work-life balance

 
 

 OUR APPROACH

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Relational Lens

We grow through relationships. Contrary to mainstream ideology, we cannot do it alone.

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We are not meant to do it alone. As humans, we thrive in community with others, and we need each other on our various journeys in life.

We believe that we need human connections to survive, flourish and thrive. The forces of oppression have created disconnection with each other and with ourselves.

In our work we, we focus on building a nurturing relationship with our clients and meeting our clients where they are. The relationship between you and your therapist is the driving force of any change.

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Anti-Oppressive Approach

We are always examining our roles in the world and our role in the therapeutic relationship.

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And we always invite whoever we are working with to reflect on these things. We invite brave conversations around race, oppression, cultural identities and privilege in our sessions.

Also, we recognize the power we hold as therapists, and we work on using that power to uphold the humanity of clients. We are not the holder of all knowledge and wisdom. We welcome ancestry knowledge, wisdom and different ways of healing.

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Trauma-Informed Perspective

Trauma is prevalent in our society. We assess trauma through a systemic context.

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Trauma is prevalent in our society. We assess trauma through a systemic context. We recognize the long legacy of oppression and its effects on individuals, families and communities.

Our work together will focus on challenging systems that recreate and perpetuate trauma and injustice.

 
 

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