Racial Identity
Race and ethnicity play an important role in our lives, informing how we see ourselves and the world. Our racial identity can be shaped by multiple factors and is not always predictable, static or easily interpreted. A mental health professional specializing in racial identity will specifically focus on facilitating your journey to understanding your racial identity and its influence on your life.
Local experts in Racial Identity
Lolo Haha (he/him)
Somatic Practitioner
M.A., Diploma of Process Work
I specialize in working with white people who care deeply about racial justice work and wish to expand their awareness and personal journey on the path of racial justice. I use a mix of theatre, embodied exploration, and talk methods to deepen help racial justice-oriented white people move beyond frozenness, defensiveness, and fragility toward greater resilience on their racial justice journey.
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Sofia Jasani (she/her/hers)
Professional Counselor Associate
Professional Counselor Associate, NCC
If you are Black, Indigenous, a person of color, queer, trans, gender expansive, or live with a disability, you may be tired of being strong. You may notice certain spaces and people where you don’t feel comfortable being your full self. In therapy you can feel understood, valued, and empowered to heal and grow. In therapy you can explore and celebrate your culture, your wisdom, your strengths, and your identities.
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Emily Yang (she/her)
Professional Counselor Associate
MS, NCC
As a second generation Taiwanese American woman, I am passionate about providing a therapeutic space for people who hold marginalized and intersectional identities. Through lived experience and professional experience working with a wide variety of clients, this has become my primary focus in training, continuing education, and personal purpose.
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Niko Delgado-McGee (he/his/him)
Professional Counselor Associate
MA, CADCI, QMHP
"What are you?" was a question I quickly became accustomed to growing up in the Pacific Northwest. With roots in Chamoru, Irish and Armenian heritage, there is no clean box for me to check. This question has been a lifelong journey in understanding who I am in the context of others, and more importantly how I define myself. I hope to work with others who are embarking on their own cultural journey and are seeking deeper answers to questions about themselves.
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Suzanne Sanchez (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC
I work with people who are seeking to understand more about how racial identity is impacting their life. Cultural identification is an important part of how we see and move through the world, so whether we are of the most privileged race (white) or a marginalized group (a person of color), doing work on racial identity can be an important piece of healing.
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Nina Tarabus (she/ her)
Clinical Social Work Associate
LMSW
This has been the crux of a majority of my work as I live and work from a decolonized lens. high levels of experience working with BIPOC folx who experience racial, institutional, academic, sexual, and gender based trauma. Particularly competent in working with BIPOC folx who have trauma around being in racially homogenous spaces.
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