Free your mind from the stress of what you can't control, empower the heart with what you can, and reconnect back to hope.
At this point, you’ve likely experienced more than enough to be at your wits end when trying to survive the loud, constant chaos of this world seemingly continues to hand us. Some of these may hardships may include:
Highly pressured expectations of who you are and where you should be in life and guilt when you can’t seem to “measure up”, with deep sadness and resentment held towards the reminders of where many of us thought we’d be at in life by now — especially after we’ve already done the exhausting work of doing “everything right.”
Constant exposure to reminders of all the ways you seem to “lack” and either not have or be enough, especially when it comes to comparing yourself with friends, colleagues, or others as you endlessly scroll through various forms of social media, magnifying your imposter syndrome, self-criticism, anxiety and perfectionism expectations.
Hardships of being a woman of color in your professional life and working twice as hard to try and be seen and accepted for who you are rather than having to change yourself to fit “majority culture” that does not see you in your entirety — and with how white supremacy and capitalism is set up, the burden never seems to end, often causing chronic racial battle fatigue, stress and identity conflict.
Discouraging life experiences that have greatly affected your sense of self and hope, with uncertainty on how to “heal” from it these painful reminders. This leads to further disconnect from not only our surrounding support, community, and the broader world, but most importantly our own sense of self — leading to unfulfillment and existential fatigue.
It’s no wonder that the overwhelm of it all often brings up stress, sadness, and hopelessness for many Millennial Women of Color. And when it all becomes so overwhelming, feeling as if living a meaningful life is not attainable for us, it’s no wonder why it’s hard to see hope — or to see why we should even try, if that unattainability seems true.
Yet despite the discouragement, you’re making important strides by actively seeking ways to find help (and hope) in order to see about addressing the pain of these worries that seem to cloud your mind, hook your body, and making living feel a whole lot harder and hopeless — there’s so much strength in this action of seeking curiosity on how to to care for yourself within your suffering, so thank you for being here!
And hopefully, here I can reassure you that relief, thriving, and living both meaningfully and hopefully in the midst of the various pains, frustrations and disappointments that life has caused you is possible. It’s not too late.
My name is Briana (she/her), and I’m a licensed psychotherapist with nearly ten years of experience who is passionate about providing trauma-informed ,supportive and informed mental health care to Millennial Women of Color who are desiring to experience a hopeful, empowered life by overcoming challenges related to low self-esteem, racial/cultural acceptance and identity in the midst or residing in white supremacist and racial capitalistic systems, chronic stress and feelings of unfulfillment, and existential concerns — so they can begin living a self-loving, self-accepted, and hope-filled life where they can feel connected to their sense of belonging, peace, freedom and most important, meaningfulness in the midst of chaos.
If you see your struggles and pain reflected in the points above, and desire that meaningful life that’s fuller with resilience, empowerment, connectedness, peace and thriving, I’d love to work with you and get you started on your own path to reconnect back with your sense of self and hope, even through the challenges and stresses that often come with living. The next step would be to contact me to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation so I can clarify any questions you may have, and so we can get started on setting the path to your thriving journey.
If you would also like to know more about the services I offer, including more on telehealth, what our initial session might look like, and fees, please click the link here to gather more information for your consideration, and feel free to ask me more during our free consultation.
I commend you on taking steps towards improving your mental wellness so that you can journey into discovering what your hopeful, meaningful life may look like, and I look forward to being a support to you along the way!
If you’re a Millennial Woman of Color who is struggling with overwhelming hopelessness - especially low self-esteem, racial/cultural identity stress, chronic unfulfillment and existential concerns - I’m so glad you’re here.
My personal journey towards helping my clients
As a Biracial Woman of Color who is also a survivor of childhood and racial trauma, my personal journey began after receiving really meaningful support from a therapist in my younger years — and while it unfortunately did not stop more misfortunes from happening, it planted a seed inside of me, something that I was later in life able to identity as hope.
Always more on the compassionate side while also naturally inquisitive about the complexities of human the human condition that I experienced myself and witnessed from those around me, I knew that I wanted to help others when I grew up, in a similar way that I had been helped, but also seek genuine understanding of suffering along the way — and through different career considerations, the social work and psychotherapy world is the vehicle that called me in how I chose to drive on the road to living out these interest and values of mine — while working through my own continuous healing journey along the way.
This personal understanding drives my passion to help empower others to realize they deserve to have a fulfilling life after experiencing discouragement and hopelessness, and is also part of what fuels me to consistently strive to provide all of my clients an empathetic and open space to share your truth unapologetically, provide resources and informed education on mental health and all the nuances that come with it, and collaborate with you towards creating goals that center self-empowerment, acceptance, an improved sense of self, and renewed hope that you can live the meaningful life you desire for yourself amidst life’s challenges!
When I’m not in sessions with my clients, you can find me trying to live out my own meaningful life by ways of going on walks while listening to 90s music, fantasizing about ways to travel the world to live out my foodie life, watching shows and movies that ultimately end up being about the nuances of the human condition (seriously, I’ve accepted this topic is just a part of me at this point) and trying to connect back to my creative roots and outlets of reading and writing (I can only seem to hold focus and energy for YA novels these days, but if you have any good books recs, it’s always appreciated here).
Licenses:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California, #97348
Licensed Independent Social Worker, Ohio, #I.2405282
Land Acknowledgment:
Here in the United States, we reside on stolen Lands sacred to various groups of Indigenous Persons. In California and Ohio, some (among so many) of those groups include the Tongva, Acjachemen, Chumash, Ohlone, Shawnee, Ofo, and Hopewell traditions. I pay respect to the Elders of the past, present and future of this land, and continue to honor by way of advocating for the Landback movement. If you want to know even more practical ways of participating in the Landback movement, Inclusive Therapists has a very helpful article on ways to go about this. Additionally, to find out more which Native Land you may be residing in (either in the United States or Worldwide, check out this resource for more information on this topic.
