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The research shows that discrimination hurts our mental health.
As a Black woman, I know that oftentimes communities of Color experience enhanced stressors related to racism. As a woman, I know what it’s like to be talked over and underestimated in key environments like workplaces, hospitals, in places of leadership, and even inside of our family systems and friendships. As a therapist, I know the toll all of this takes on mental health.
Depression, anxiety, dissociation, and general overwhelm are often taboo topics for those of us who learn to survive by doing it all (because many times we have to). Sometimes, we overcompensate and burnout because we care. Simply put. And we care so much in the face of limited support, acknowledgement, or recognition.
Exhausting, right?!
Together, we’ll work on understanding the impact of these stressors on your sense of self and relationships.
We’ll explore all the layers that make you, you - including those related to race, culture, and other identities you hold dear. We’ll lean on your identities as strengths, not deficits. In addition to exploring the art and science of healing-centered trauma therapy, we’ll integrate your wisdom, insights, and any existing self-care practices into our therapeutic plan.
If you are interested in using an evidence-based, holistic trauma therapy such as EMDR, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Professional Training
Touchstone Institute, EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health
Birth Detroit, Birth Detroit Speakers Bureau
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, EMDR Basic Training
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent United States Fellow
Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, Detroit Equity Action Lab Racial Equity Fellow
Generative Somatics Somatic Transformation and Social Justice, Participant
Areas of Expertise
Intergenerational Trauma and Historical Trauma
Complex Trauma/ Complex PTSD
Developmental Trauma from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Perinatal Mental Health and Birth Experiences
Racialized Stress and Gender-Based Stress
Acculturation, Assimilation, and Mental Health
Education
University of Michigan School of Social Work, MSW
Michigan State University, MA, ABD
Wayne State University, BA
Violeta is invited by Melisa Nicole Scott, CNM (University of Michigan) to speak at Black Maternal Health Cafe event at Parkridge Community Center in Ypsilanti, MI.
“Let’s slow down the tape.”
“In response to healing from trauma, tenderness is the way through.”
“I will only go as fast as the slowest parts of me feel safe to go.”