Find Racial Justice Therapists & Counselors in Village Center of Chula Vista, CA.

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Many therapists commit to racial justice principles, including working to expose and counter white privilege and heal the effects of racial trauma. Racial trauma can take the form of hurtful social interactions, lack of education and employment opportunities, and more.

Thankfully, racial justice therapists are available not only to help you heal but to empower you to commit to racial injustice. Whether you are located in downtown Chula Vista, Eastlake Vistats, Golf Course, Northwest, or even Rancho Del Rey, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How Racial Justice Therapists Can Help

Here are a few of the ways racial justice therapists can help you:

  • They can be a supportive guide to understanding the effect racism has on you, your mental health, and your life.
  • They set the stage for a meaningful discussion and inspire you to look inwardly for answers to problems.
  • They can give you tips and tricks to remain calm amidst racial aggressions.
  • They can help you feel empowered about who you are.
  • They can help you understand and dismantle white privilege.

If you are a White person considering a racial justice therapist, read licensed therapist Marla Berger’s article on promoting racial equality. If you are BIPOC, consider licensed therapist Vaughn O'Neal’s tips for Black mental health during turbulent times.

Get Started with a Racial Justice Therapist Today!

A licensed racial justice therapist is available to help you improve your mental health with the help of someone who shares your values. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified counselor or therapist is easy! Start by browsing racial justice therapists below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Melissa Nefalar
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make strides towards body-brain based healing through brainspotting, mindfulness, narrative, and other modalities. I offer a corrective emotional experience to those who have had attachment or other relationship struggles.


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make strides towards body-brain based healing through brainspotting, mindfulness, narrative, and other modalities. I offer a corrective emotional experience to those who have had attachment or other relationship struggles.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm process-oriented, and enjoy when issues come up organically. We have a framework of goals of our work together but I enjoy to allow the time and space for issues to come up and address them as they come up.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
  • Financial Stress
  • First Generation Issues
  • Grief
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Second Generation
  • Teen Anxiety
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Lynn Northrop
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Help you live your one precious life with purpose and meaning, even when you are faced with big stressors, losses and pain (physical and emotional).


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Help you live your one precious life with purpose and meaning, even when you are faced with big stressors, losses and pain (physical and emotional).

Something to know about my approach is:

I've been a psychologist for 20+ years. Prior to 2023, I worked in hospitals - providing care & training hundreds of young professionals to do the same. I am proud to report that the folks I trained are my biggest referral source. They trust me.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Aging Parents
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Caretakers
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Job Loss
  • Job Stress
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Memory Loss
  • Menopause
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Moving and Relocation
  • New Job Transition
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Retirement
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Situational Grief
  • Situational Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Suicide loss
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work Stress
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Corrina Levine
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We will work toward managing your daily stressors by diving deep in to core issues, as well as rationally work through your emotions, decision making, and communication skills. ~ You do not have to walk this road of self-improvement alone!


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We will work toward managing your daily stressors by diving deep in to core issues, as well as rationally work through your emotions, decision making, and communication skills. ~ You do not have to walk this road of self-improvement alone!

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In our therapy sessions, I will assist you in learning coping skills for your anxious or depressed moods, create safety plans to feel more secure in the future, learn healthy boundaries, and work toward regaining security and power over your life.

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
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Amy Anderson
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Conquer the world! If it was only so easy. Really, we can formulate the plan for your inner self to conquer any obstacle you may be enduring.


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Conquer the world! If it was only so easy. Really, we can formulate the plan for your inner self to conquer any obstacle you may be enduring.

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I'm strength based, compassionate, non-judgmental, honest, and direct. I have extensive experience working within difficult systems- Inpatient hospital, substance use clinics, government, residential, and outpatient correctional therapeutic centers.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Men
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Lara Zappaterra
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With compassion and gentle feedback, we work to uncover what function our behaviors and feelings are playing, process and honor them, and identify alternate modes of meeting our needs.


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With compassion and gentle feedback, we work to uncover what function our behaviors and feelings are playing, process and honor them, and identify alternate modes of meeting our needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

We often learn strategies through life to keep us safe, but those strategies may hold us back in our present. It is in our relationships that we learned these strategies; it is through a therapeutic relationship that we re-learn, re-parent, and heal.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Grief
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
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