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Therapist Unfolding

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Gone are the days when mental health therapists are expected to be blank white walls! Therapist Unfolding was created to amplify voices of clinicians of color and provide insight on how therapists are navigating human diversity issues in the field of mental health. Our guests will share their stories of unfolding, their journeys towards finding their therapist voice, and the ways they are creating practice that is in alignment to their authentic selves. (Content should not be construed as professional advice.)

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Episodes

  1. To be Immigrants and Therapists in the Bay Area

    After a loooooong break from podcasting, we’re back with an amazing conversation with Ana and Yufei, both MFTs from the Bay Area. Listen in to hear about our experiences as immigrants and clinicians of color. This episode was recorded in April 2021, so you might hear references from 2020. But it…

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  2. Holistic healing is decolonized healing

    "Know history, know self. No history, no self." "You can't change what you can't recognize." Stephanie Garma Balon joins us in another episode to share her journey towards decolonization. In this episode, Steph and I connected on the different ways we've seen colonial mentality (a form of...

  3. Pinay-American Therapist with Steph

    "There is a correlation between cultural identity formation and wellness. And so that's the heart of this center. It's creating a space that is culturally affirming, intergenerationally engaging, human gathering space, that can be a natural entry point for speaking to the bigger issues of mental...

  4. Experience as a Transgender Therapist with Jesse

    June is Pride Month! In this episode we are joined by a college friend, Jesse, who is an AMFT from Southern California. Jesse identifies as transgender and straight with a Latino cultural background. We talked about how mental health was perceived in his Honduran family which led to a…

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  5. May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Although this podcast was created for therapists, highlighting non-clinicians in this episode, I thought, could give us a slightly different perspective. The main purpose of this episode is to normalize various perspectives on mental health and to let you all...

  6. Motherhood as a Therapist with Jennifer

    "I'm gonna try to do things differently, even though I'm frustrated too. I know I'm gonna say something similar to that [critical, hard love] so I'm just gonna bite my tongue, walk away, and come back at a later time when I'm ready to say something helpful. Recognizing the signs within myself so…

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  7. Islam and Ramadan with Doaa

    "Even in religious scriptures [mental health] is acknowledged, it's in there...in the Quoran and through the prophet's lives, all of them, and females as well." Doaa Abdehlraman is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) in California of Egyptian and Arab background. Doaa's heartwork...

  8. One Year Later: Therapist during a pandemic

    What was it like to be therapist during a global pandemic? Let's hear from Kimberly and two of her BIPOC therapist friends. Jose Buenrostro, LMFT: "It allowed me to be more open with them, depending on the relationship we have." Yufei Chen, AMFT: "There's a lot of parallel processing going on...

  9. What is "Therapist Unfolding?"

    Mabuhay! Welcome to the first the very first episode of Therapist Unfolding. Listen to find out who this podcast was made for, the three definitions of Therapist Unfolding, and the vision and mission of this project. Disclaimer: Content of this podcast is not intended to substitute for…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Gone are the days when mental health therapists are expected to be blank white walls! Therapist Unfolding was created to amplify voices of clinicians of color and provide insight on how therapists are navigating human diversity issues in the field of mental health. Our guests will share their stories of unfolding, their journeys towards finding their therapist voice, and the ways they are creating practice that is in alignment to their authentic selves. (Content should not be construed as professional advice.)

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Gone are the days when mental health therapists are expected to be blank white walls! Therapist Unfolding was created to amplify voices of clinicians of color and provide insight on how therapists are navigating human diversity issues in the field of mental health. Our guests will share their...

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