Latinx Therapy

By Adriana Alejandre, LMFT | Conversations about Mental Health Myths

What's Latinx Therapy about?

Break the stigma of mental health as it relates to the Latinx community. Learn self-help techniques, how to support ourselves or those around us that struggle with mental illnesses and create cultural competency for other providers working with the Latinx population.

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Season 5 Trailer: The Comeback

09.11.2023

Trigger warning: Medical Trauma The re-launch of the Latinx Therapy podcast comes after very difficult past few years. In this trailer, I share about the dyfunctional family dynamics I was experiencing, my experience with my mother's illness, about the day ...

Latinx Therapy episodes:

09.11.2023 Season 5 Trailer: The Comeback Trigger warning: Medical Trauma The re-launch of the Latinx Therapy podcast comes after very difficult past few years. In this trailer, I share about the dyfunctional family dynamics I was experiencing, my experience with my mother's illness, about the day ...
04.19.2022 Terapia de sueños con Terapeuta Claudia Barfoot En este episodio hablamos con Claudia Barfoot, consejera licenciada de salud mental. Conversamos sobre qué es la terapia de trabajo de sueño. Claudia nos explica cómo es que alguien puede especializarse en este tipo de terapia, que se puede esperar ...
04.05.2022 Dream Work in Therapy In this episode we speak with Claudia Barfoot who is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York and Colorado. We discuss what Dream Work Therapy is, how to become a therapist specializing in Dream Work, what clients can expect ...
03.28.2022 Apoyando los jóvenes sobrevivientes del abuso sexual En este episodio hablamos con la terapeuta Colombiana Americana Amanda Serrano, LCSW (trabajadora social titulada en ambiente clínico) de North Carolina y directora ejecutiva de Sunrise-Amanecer Inc. Amanda define el abuso sexual, el impacto en la salud mental, factores de ...
03.22.2022 Supporting Youth Sexual Abuse Survivors In this episode we speak with Colombian American therapist Amanda Serrano, LCSW from North Carolina and CEO of Sunrise-Amanecer Inc. Amanda defines sexual abuse, the mental health effects of survivors, risk factors, the struggles in Latinx families after a disclosure, ...
08.20.2021 Recuperando del Duelo En este segmento sobre abuso de sustancias, damos la bienvenida a Paulina Isabel Almarosa , LCSW de Los Angeles, California, y la fundadora de Latinx Grief- una comunidad digital para personas que están recuperando de una perdida. Ella nos habla ...
05.22.2021 Grief and Loss in the Latinx Community In this episode we speak with Paulina Isabel Almarosa who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Founder of Latinx Grief. We discuss what grief and grieving is, how grief causes changes within us, how to help a loved one ...
04.29.2021 Season 4 Trailer! Welcome to Season 4! We made it fam! In this trailer, founder of Latinx Therapy, Adriana Alejandre gives insight as to how season 4 will be structured and updates you all on some life changes. If you are new to ...
02.09.2021 Break the Stigma with Founder of Consent Parenting! Trigger Warning- In this episode we discuss sexual abuse & there is a mention of porn. In this special Break the Stigma episode, and final segment of Season 3, we get to know Rosalia Rivera- a coach, consent educator specialist, ...
01.29.2021 Salud Mental de los Jóvenes Inmigrantes En este segmento, tenemos una discusión con Stephanie Del Chiaro, terapeuta licenciada de matrimonio y familia, y también la fundadora de su consultorio en San Francisco, CA. Hablamos sobre las implicaciones emocionales del estatus migratorio, familia, educación, e intervenciones que ...
01.21.2021 Immigrant Youth's Mental Health In this episode we speak with Stephanie Del Chiaro who is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of her private practice in San Francisco, CA. We discuss the mental health implications of immigration status, family, school issues, and ...
12.16.2020 The Side Effects of Specializing in Trauma While Parenting In this episode we speak with Susana Marquez founder of Wellness Para La Mama and Marriage and Family Therapist in Long Beach, CA. We discuss what it’s like being a therapist that specializes in trauma, the mental health impact, boundaries ...
11.16.2020 Salud Mental para Padres En este episodio, tenemos una discusión introductoria sobre la salud mental de los padres con un enfoque en los padres maternos. Discutimos qué factores deben considerar los padres para su salud mental, los factores de riesgo para los padres latinos, ...
09.23.2020 ¿Qué es la terapia de juego? La terapia de juego se basa en el uso del juego como elemento de comunicación. Esta terapia puede llegar a exteriorizar las emociones y experiencias de manera simbólica, para niñxs entre las edades de 3 a 12. Andrea Vargas es ...
09.16.2020 What is Play Therapy? Play Therapy is a specialized psychotherapy approach for working with children and helping them process their feelings using toys & games. Andrea Vargas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, EMDR trained and a Certified FirstPlay Practitioner. ...
05.05.2020 Parents' Mental Health In this episode, we have an introductory discussion on parents’ mental health with a focus on maternal parents. We discuss what factors parents have to consider for their mental health, risk factors for Latinx parents such as immigration status or ...
05.04.2020 Lucia Rios: Her Story with Postpartum Depression Trigger Warning: Postpartum Depression Lucia Rios is a mom of two and the founder of Twisted Cotton Candy and Churro Service – gourmet catering services with a unique Latinx twist! She offers custom carts at events and cotton candy walls. ...
04.25.2020 El Abuso Sexual en Jóvenes Advertencia: La información compartida en este segmento es sobre el abuso sexual. De todas las víctimas menores de 18 años, 2 de cada 3 tienen entre 12 a 17 años. Una en cada 9 niñas y uno en cada 53 ...
02.12.2020 Sexual Abuse in Teens Trigger Warning: The information shared here may be found triggering for individuals who have personally experienced sexual abuse or assault at any point of their lives. Please prioritize your inner needs, take breaks from the episode if you choose to ...
02.11.2020 Abuso de Alcohol en la Cultura En este segmento sobre abuso de sustancias, damos la bienvenida a Genesis Games, LMHC de Miami, Florida. Ella nos habla de su experiencia profesional con el abuso de alcohol, cómo se define el abuso de alcohol, los efectos que tiene ...
01.30.2020 Substance Abuse in the Latinx Community In this episode on substance abuse, we welcome Genesis Games, LMHC from Miami, Florida. She sheds light on her knowledge with alcohol abuse, how alcohol abuse is defined, the effects it has on the individual and the family, the myths ...
01.16.2020 Season 3: Children's Mental Health Season 3 will be dedicated to Children's Mental Health topics. Please note that I recorded many of these interviews in 2018 but just was not been able to edit and release them due to many schedule changes I had in ...
01.08.2020 La Cultura & Codependency What is codependency for you? The following therapists use personal examples but also examples they use in the therapy setting. We define codependency, discuss cultural signs that may indicate we are codependent, overcoming codependency & more. Our speakers were: Luis ...
06.04.2019 When God And Therapy Are Both Okay Yanira Peña, LMFT from Tustin, CA is one of our two season closers. We recorded this special episode on May 18th, 2019 LIVE in front of 70 people who attended our 1 year celebration in Los Angeles. This episode discusses ...
06.04.2019 ¿Y EL NOVIO? Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC from Sherman Oaks, CA is one of our two season closers. We recorded this special episode on May 18th, 2019 LIVE in front of 70 people who attended our 1 year celebration in Los Angeles. This ...
05.07.2019 Break the Stigma with Dior Vargas Welcome to our last break the stigma segment of this season! This special episode on Mental Health Awareness month concludes Season 2 and we will begin Season 3 with Children's Mental Health next week! Today’s guest is Dior Vargas - ...
03.19.2019 La Ansiedad Cuando Limpiamos Hoy hablamos de un importante valor cultural, la limpieza. Es posible que no se ha realizado, pero la forma en que se nos enseña a limpiar y la razón por la que hacemos la limpieza tiene implicaciones para la salud ...
03.13.2019 The Shame & Anxiety Behind Cleaning Today we discuss an important cultural value, cleaning. It may not be realized but the manner in which we are taught to clean and why we clean has mental health implications that go unnoticed because it’s done on an automatic ...
01.29.2019 Break the Stigma with Carmen & Lupe Andrade, Advocates & Siamese Twins Welcome to our first Break the Stigma segment of 2019! Today our special guests are Carmen and Lupe Andrade, 18 year old Latinas attending Northwestern Connecticut Community College. Carmen and Lupe are congenital twins from Veracruz, MX who moved to ...
01.16.2019 Nalgona Positivity Pride Talks Body Positivity & Disordered Eating Trigger Warning: Disordered Eating Topic We are back from a mid-season break! Expect episodes weekly going forward! Today’s guest is Gloria Lucas, founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride! We talk today about what Nalgona Positivity Pride is, why it started, disordered ...
11.14.2018 BONUS- Details of the new website! The website is LIVE. You can find it on www.latinxtherapy.com! This website is fully bilingual and you'll be able to find the newest directory of Latinx Therapists and Psychologists. We are still undergoing sign ups so please be patient with ...
11.14.2018 My Teen Pregnancy Story- Part 2 Welcome back to My Teen Pregnancy Story Part 2! Did you all know that Less than 2% of teen moms earn a college degree by age 30? Roughly 229,715 teens between 15 and 19 became pregnant in 2015. Latinas have ...
11.06.2018 My Teen Pregnancy Story- Part 1 Teen pregnancy is defined by someone who has a child between the ages of 13-19. About 750,000 teens get pregnant each year, mostly between the ages 17 to 19 (Kost, et al., 2010). While Latinxs currently have the highest teen ...
10.30.2018 Break the Stigma with Noemi Gonzalez Welcome to the second break the stigma episode of this season! Today we talk with an actress and mental health advocate, Noemi Gonzalez. Noemí Gonzalez is a first-generation immigrant from Mexico and a first-generation actress from within her family. Noemi ...
10.23.2018 Una Experiencia AfroLatinx En este segmento, hablamos de lo que se significa ser AfroLatinx, ejemplos de discriminación y micro-agresiones, y los varios efectos de la salud mental con este tema. Ser AfroLatinx significa ser negro/a o de afrodescendientes, y de un país de ...
10.16.2018 An AfroLatinx Experience My guest today for episode 7 is Jersey Garcia. In this episode, she talks to us about her realities of identifying as AfroLatinx, and looking more of African descent than Latinx, a struggle often society is too afraid to bring ...
10.02.2018 Children of Business Owners Today, I discuss how it is to grow up in businesses from a very young age with two individuals from different backgrounds, and who are also not mental health professionals. I speak with Pamela Barba from Georgia, an Ecuadorian native ...
09.25.2018 Break the Stigma: Vivian Nuñez - Too Damn Young This is the first season’s Break the Stigma segment! Today will be hearing Vivian’s story with grief and loss. We talk about her losing her mom in elementary school, and later as a very young adult she lost someone that ...
09.18.2018 El Machismo y Saliendo del Clóset ¡Bienvenido al episodio número 4! Este tema se ha solicitado desde que comenzó el podcast, así que me alegro de que se haya ofrecido Renato Pérez a tener esta conversación. Habrá muchos más temas relacionados con la comunidad LGBTQIA+ en ...
09.11.2018 Coming Out of the Closet in a Machismo Dominated Culture Welcome to episode 3! This topic has been requested since the podcast started, so I am glad Renato Perez joined me in on this conversation. There will be many more topics related to LGBTQIA+ in the episodes and seasons to ...
09.11.2018 Season 2 Opener! Welcome back everyone! So many things have been going on during the last two months. It was highly requested to record the When La Chancla Crosses the Line episode into Spanish, so we did! Let us know your feedback! Here ...
09.04.2018 Cuando La Chancla Cruza La Línea ¡Bienvenidos a la segunda temporada! Hoy visitamos a nuestro primer segmento, pero en español. La chancla es un símbolo de disciplina corporal muy reconocido en la cultura Latina. La chancla también puede incluir cordones, cables, cinturones, ganchos, o cualquier elemento ...
06.26.2018 Break the Stigma with Wilmer Valderrama! In this final episode of the season, I had the honor to sit down and chat with Wilmer Valderrama, actor, producer and activist. Wilmer shared about his upbringing and immigration experience. He talked about how mental health was perceived in ...
06.14.2018 Cuando Necesitas Un Hijo que Traduzca En Inglés En este segmento, platique con Lisette Sanchez sobre los efectos psicológicos e emocionales de padres e hijos cuando se utiliza el valor cultural de traducir por necesidad, como la tendencia de querer complacer a los padres pero también la frustración ...
06.12.2018 When You're the English Translator for Your Family Did you carry the role of translating for your parents? The academic term for a child translating for a parent is “language brokering” so you will hear us refer to that in this segment. We also mentioned that children take ...
06.07.2018 Un diálogo honesto sobre el SEXO El sexo es para el matrimonio, entre un hombre y una mujer, o detrás de puertas. Pensémoslo de nuevo! Bienvenidxs a la sesión 14! Estoy muy emocionada por el capitulo de hoy porque es un tema que contiene mucho estigma ...
06.07.2018 Una diálogo honesto sobre el SEXO El sexo es para el matrimonio, entre un hombre y una mujer, o detrás de puertas. Pensémoslo de nuevo! Bienvenidxs a la sesión 14! Estoy muy emocionada por el capitulo de hoy porque es un tema que contiene mucho estigma ...
06.05.2018 Sneak Peek into a Forbidden Topic: Sex Sex is: for marriage, between a man and a woman, or behind closed doors. Think again! Welcome to sesion #14! I am really excited about today's episode because this topic is one that has heavy shame woven into it, and ...
05.31.2018 Alimentos al Rescate Para La Salud Mental Jacquie Marquez hablo de lo que es importante consumir para que uno no tenga cambios de humor fuerte, técnicas que uno puede usar con niños que son difíciles para comer “picky”, habla de la importancia de la alimentación en los ...
05.29.2018 Break the Stigma: Self-Forgiveness Conquers All Listen to our second Break the Stigma guest, Pam Covarrubias, as she discloses about her journey towards forgiveness with various experiences, including abandonment from her father, a toxic relationship with an ex, her mentality after the break-up from this toxic ...

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Latinx Therapy

What's Latinx Therapy about?

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Latinx Therapy episodes:

Season 5 Trailer: The Comeback

Terapia de sueños con Terapeuta Claudia Barfoot

Dream Work in Therapy

Apoyando los jóvenes sobrevivientes del abuso sexual

Supporting Youth Sexual Abuse Survivors

Recuperando del Duelo

Grief and Loss in the Latinx Community

Season 4 Trailer!

Break the Stigma with Founder of Consent Parenting!

Salud Mental de los Jóvenes Inmigrantes

Immigrant Youth's Mental Health

The Side Effects of Specializing in Trauma While Parenting

Salud Mental para Padres

¿Qué es la terapia de juego?

What is Play Therapy?

Parents' Mental Health

Lucia Rios: Her Story with Postpartum Depression

El Abuso Sexual en Jóvenes

Sexual Abuse in Teens

Abuso de Alcohol en la Cultura

Substance Abuse in the Latinx Community

Season 3: Children's Mental Health

La Cultura & Codependency

When God And Therapy Are Both Okay

¿Y EL NOVIO?

Break the Stigma with Dior Vargas

La Ansiedad Cuando Limpiamos

The Shame & Anxiety Behind Cleaning

Break the Stigma with Carmen & Lupe Andrade, Advocates & Siamese Twins

Nalgona Positivity Pride Talks Body Positivity & Disordered Eating

BONUS- Details of the new website!

My Teen Pregnancy Story- Part 2

My Teen Pregnancy Story- Part 1

Break the Stigma with Noemi Gonzalez

Una Experiencia AfroLatinx

An AfroLatinx Experience

Children of Business Owners

Break the Stigma: Vivian Nuñez - Too Damn Young

El Machismo y Saliendo del Clóset

Coming Out of the Closet in a Machismo Dominated Culture

Season 2 Opener!

Cuando La Chancla Cruza La Línea

Break the Stigma with Wilmer Valderrama!

Cuando Necesitas Un Hijo que Traduzca En Inglés

When You're the English Translator for Your Family

Un diálogo honesto sobre el SEXO

Una diálogo honesto sobre el SEXO

Sneak Peek into a Forbidden Topic: Sex

Alimentos al Rescate Para La Salud Mental

Break the Stigma: Self-Forgiveness Conquers All