Feminist Multicultural Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Identity
When Anxiety & Depression Don’t Come Out of Nowhere
Anxiety and depression rarely appear out of thin air. They’re often rooted in attachment wounds, cultural messages about worth, and the relentless stress of navigating systems that weren’t built for us.
In our work together, we:
Look at early relationships and cultural norms that shaped how you show up in the world.
Uncover internalized stories—like “I always have to be strong” or “needing help makes me weak.”
Use tools from ACT, IFS, and somatic approaches to reconnect with your emotions and body, not with judgment but with compassion.
Go beyond symptom management toward sustainable ways of relating to yourself and others.
Boundaries and Identity in Therapy
If you grew up where saying no felt impossible—or your needs were always last—boundaries might feel unsafe or even selfish. Through Feminist Multicultural Therapy (FMT), we explore:
How cultural expectations shape the way you care for others.
Where guilt or fear show up when you try to prioritize yourself.
What it could look like to honor both your relationships and your needs.
When it comes to identity, maybe you’ve spent years code-switching, existing between worlds, or feeling “too much” in one space and “not enough” in another. FMT makes space to untangle those layers so you can move toward a version of yourself that feels grounded, whole, and real.
My Story: Why I Practice This Way
I know what it’s like to feel unseen in therapy.
The first time I sat across from a therapist, who was a cis-het-white female in Berkely, CA. I felt like a specimen under glass, small in that chair, explaining my life to someone whose eyes kept flicking to a checklist. I left wondering if therapy just wasn’t for people like me.
If you’ve ever walked out of a session feeling misread or invisible, you’re not alone. Many of us, especially those who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, first-gen, or navigating systemic oppression, have had moments where therapy felt less like support and more like another place we had to translate ourselves to be understood.
That gap—between what we need and what traditional therapy often offers—is why I practice Feminist Multicultural Therapy.
What Makes FMT Different
Traditional therapy often focuses on the individual as if mental health exists in a vacuum. FMT doesn’t. It names power dynamics, in the world and in the therapy room.
Instead of asking “What’s wrong with me?” we shift toward:
What happened to me?
How have I survived?
What might healing look like in my life now?
Therapy as Partnership
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in relationship. FMT is collaborative, mutual, and rooted in trust. I don’t pretend to be the all-knowing expert. I bring training; you bring lived experience. Together we build something real.
Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we rage at the unfairness of the systems we live in. Through it all, we create tools that actually fit your life. Not just what a textbook says should work.
If Therapy Has Felt Invalidating Before…
You’re not wrong for wanting more from therapy. You deserve to be seen, heard, and affirmed. Not judged or pathologized. Never.
FMT is for people who’ve walked out of therapy feeling misunderstood or unseen. It’s for anyone who wants to explore the intersections of culture, identity, anxiety, depression, and mental health—in a way that feels collaborative, not clinical.
Ready to Explore if This Approach Fits You?
If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy—or coming back after a disappointing experience—let’s connect. The consultation call is just a brief conversation about what you’re hoping for, what hasn’t worked before, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
Because you deserve therapy that feels like it was meant for you.
If you’re in Utah and ready to explore a new approach to anxiety, depression, or identity struggles, let’s talk. Reach out for a free consult today let’s see what healing, together, can look like.
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