February 19th (Saturday), 11am – 2pm CDT-CENTRAL TIME Online Community Workshop Platica Liberation for Chicana/o/x people in today’s society begins with decolonizing of the mind and soul. This allows us to recognize our passed down cultural strengths that we have inherited. With generations of marginalization, … Continue reading Chicana/o/x Liberation & Healing! A Chicanx Psychology

I am often asked “How do we decolonize the field?” Of course there are many answers but one that comes up for me is that we need to stop the worship of individualism and we need to stop equating individualism with wellness. The following roadblocks … Continue reading 5 Roadblocks to Decolonizing Therapy

June 18th, July 16th, August 6th, August 27th- 2022 Foundational Level – Level 1 This is a 4 Session On-line Training on a clinical approach to working successfully with Chicanx & Latinx clients. The entire series is a total of 9 hrs. with each session … Continue reading Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training Series: Clinical Responsiveness & Chicanx Mental Health 2022 – Level 1

3 hour Community Workshop Plática DECEMBER 18, 2021 10am – 1pm CDT (CENTRAL TIME) ONLINE Webinar In this community workshop/platica we will discuss both the strengths of a family-centered culture as well as past and current family wounds. In this individualistic society, the interconnectedness of … Continue reading La Familia: Raising Chicanx Families

Talking as a path toward healing is one of our many ancestral gifts.  Although the roots of what is now known as therapy was not developed with Brown people in mind, the wisdom of sharing our struggles and pains through talk has a long tradition … Continue reading Therapy is Ours: Healing Through Talk is Ancestral Reconnection

AUGUST 22, 2021 10am – 1pm CDT (CENTRAL TIME) ONLINE Webinar Stories of courage. Stories of COVID. Stories of parenthood. Stories of racial trauma. Stories of faith. Stories of gender. Stories of sexualities. Stories shape our identity. The telling and sharing of stories can be … Continue reading Power of Stories to Heal: Cultural Strengths, Cultural Wounds

6 week online class Class begins April 7th 2022. Classes will be on Thursdays for six weeks from 6:00pm-7:30pm CDT. The Institute has an on-going series in Chicana/o/x Psychology This is the third course in our series and will explore the psychology of the Chicana/o/x … Continue reading Contemporary Chicana/o/x Families: A Chicanx Psychology Course

This 4-session training is the second level of the Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training Series. Each session is 2.5 hours and will contain two case scenarios each session. In particular, Level 2 will dive deeper into the three crucial aspects of Chicana/o/x & Latina/o/x well-being: Identity, … Continue reading Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training Series – Level 2