trauma therapy for bipoc in portland, oregon
RACIAL TRAUMA
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT ON GUARD MOST OF THE TIME – ACTUALLY, IT’S NOT JUST A FEELING. IT’S YOUR REALITY.
While you long to relax, open up, and show your true self, you know that getting by means having to mask your needs and emotions in most spaces. So you carry a chronic sense of discomfort and self-consciousness with you. Sometimes, when you notice it, it just feels so heavy.
At work, you’d like to buckle down and focus on your tasks,
But then there are the times when your coworker makes a racist comment and you’re the only person of color in the room to hear it.
Even though you’re already overextended, you’ve tried to offer feedback and show up in good faith to make changes, but the changes don’t materialize. The systems chug along the same way they have been. You pick up your phone to scroll the news, and a triggering video comes across your feed – just another devastating event you have to try and compartmentalize to go on with your day.
So many places feel hostile and unfriendly.
SOMETIMES YOU WONDER IF YOU MIGHT BE OVERREACTING, OR IF YOU’RE READING THE ROOM WRONG – IF HOW YOU’RE PERCEIVING THINGS IS WHAT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
“Maybe it’s just me,” you think. But somewhere inside, you know what you’re seeing is real. And you can no longer deny the weight of it, or the impact it’s having on your well-being.
At Aurora Counseling,
You won’t have to prove yourself to us – our BIPOC clinicians meet you from a place of shared experience and mutual understanding.
We know it’s not just you. We will help you unpack racial trauma from your past as well as support you in the ongoing struggle of simply existing and living your life as a person of color.
READY TO START YOUR JOURNEY?
Our dedicated clinicians are ready to support you with comprehensive, compassionate care and curiosity about your lived experiences.