A Latina Counselor's Perspective on Counseling
As a Latina counselor, I often find myself walking between two different worlds. I was born and raised in California, so my psychological framework correlates more with Western mental health systems. However, my roots, my heart, and my background is rooted in something deeper. My life was shaped by familismo, spirituality, resilience, and cultural pride, but that also came with intergenerational wounds, immigration trauma, and daily microaggressions. Counseling Latinos/as is not just about...