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
Kalpana Krishnamurthy (she/her)
Professional Counselor Associate
Professional Counselor Associate
I grew up in Portland, as the child of immigrants from India. Which means I went to mostly white schools where folks couldn’t say or didn’t bother learning how to say my name. I am deeply familiar with being the “only one”—whether it’s because of your race, ethnicity, immigrant family, or other cultural identities. While I may not share your specific racial or ethnic identities, I will respect and affirm your experiences while holding space for you to explore.
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Resonance LLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW
Providers at Resonance can treat a variety of issues and clients, including adult survivors of child abuse, ADHD, Autism, CPTSD, PTSD, and Post Traumatic Growth, racial trauma, multiracial identity development, grief and loss, intergenerational trauma, religious trauma, and families impacted by severe and persistent mental health issues. All providers prioritize working with multiracial and monoracial people of color who are culturally dislocated.
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Trish Nicholson (she/her)
Professional Counselor Associate
Board-certified (NCC)
Embracing your racial identity is a journey of empowerment and self-discovery. I provide a safe space to explore your experiences and feelings about race, focusing on how it shapes your self-concept and relationships. Together, we’ll reconnect with and celebrate your cultural heritage. By addressing the emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of your racial identity, we'll work on cultivating self-acceptance, resilience, and empowerment.
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Isaac Rider (He/His)
Licensed Professional Counselor
C7567
I utilize Relational Cultural Therapy to ensure we can sensitively and effectively examine how the various personal and cultural relationships in your life have impacted you and your wellbeing. Additionally, I believe my lived experience as a individual who is Filipino-American and a second-generation immigrant has helped me foster a greater appreciation and empathy for the challenges facing many folks who identify as BIPOC and/or AAPI.
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Aurora Counseling (Group Practice) (she/her,he/him,they/them)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC
Our therapists treat a wide range of issues including racial trauma, CPTSD, PTSD, childhood trauma, ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship stress, multiracial identity development, intergenerational trauma, and religious trauma. Our clients identify as Black/African-American, Asian, Caucasian, Multiracial, BIPOC, Middle Eastern, Hispanic/Latino. We are LGBTQ+ and Neurodiverse affirming.
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Carolyn Peterson (she/her/hers)
Clinical Psychologist
PhD
I specialize in racial identity development, particularly multiracial backgrounds. My dissertation delved into the complexities of navigating multiracial identity, including challenges and opportunities inherent in this journey. Having grown up in a multiracial family myself, I intimately understand the cultural and intergenerational dynamics at play. I am sensitive to the nuanced demands and expectations that individuals from multiracial backgrounds often encounter.
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Guillaume Counseling Services (She/Her)
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
LMFT
We provide culturally specific services to those who identify as black/African-American/Black descents struggling with racisms/prejudice related issues, as well as work with interracial/intercultural/multiethnic/Interfaith couples dealing with cultural differences stress.
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Jess Fox (she/they)
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
MA, MFT Associate
As a bi-racial (Mexican American), second generation, & Latinx person, I understand how complex & nuanced racial identity can be. I'd love to support you in exploring your racial identity, processing the impacts of systemic racial oppression, working through inter-generational trauma, or mixed race relationship dynamics.
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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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Lili Micaela
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC Oregon, LMHC Washington
This is a vital area of mental health. I identify as white, and therefore have responsibility to educate myself in the dynamics of identity, cultural oppression, systemic barriers, from micro-aggressions to blatant voting gerrymandering. Yes, I am woke, and making progress. If you are white, I will accompany you in social justice growth, including sharing and spending privilege. If you are a person of color, I will do my radical best to support, witness, empathize, and walk beside you.
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Niko Delgado-McGee (he/his/him)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, LMHC
"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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Erin Carney Moline
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC
I began my own antiracism journey several years ago and it is continually deepening and informing my therapy practice.
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Amanda Ayala (she/her/ella)
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
M.A.
As a multicultural Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, I strive to be culturally responsive and inclusive. My hope is to provide a safe space to support folks who are seeking to process racialized identities.
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Sofia Jasani (she/her/hers)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, 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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Clifford Henry (they/them)
Professional Counselor Associate
LPCA
I utilize Relational Cultural Therapy to sensitively and effectively explore how the various personal and cultural relationships in your life have shaped you and impacted your well-being. Additionally, as a BIPOC, second-generation LatinX individual, my lived experiences have instilled in me a deep appreciation and empathy for those navigating the complexities of self-discovery.
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