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Therapists Grounded in Relational, Trauma-Centered & Systems-Aware Care
Many people are not simply looking for “a therapist.”
They are looking for care that understands:
trauma beyond pathology
emotional survival beneath achievement
family systems
migration and intergenerational experiences
nervous systems
burnout
identity
relational safety
systemic harm
queer and trans experiences
emotional overwhelm that cannot always be separated from larger environments and histories
The therapists and practices featured here approach therapy through relational, trauma-centered, systems-aware, and actively reflective frameworks of care.
Many integrate approaches such as:
EMDR
Brainspotting
somatic and nervous-system-aware therapy
relational and attachment-focused work
trauma-informed psychotherapy
anti-carceral and decolonizing perspectives
culturally responsive care
While every practice structures accessibility differently, many are also intentional about offering:
virtual therapy options
sliding-scale or reduced-fee spots
insurance reimbursement support
consultation calls
flexible pathways to care when possible
We believe sustainable care matters for both clients and practitioners.
Accessibility should not come through therapist burnout, underpayment, or exploitation. At the same time, we deeply value practices actively trying to make meaningful support more reachable within difficult healthcare systems.
This directory is not based on popularity or branding alone.
It is a growing collection of therapists, clinics, and care practitioners whose work resonates with relational accountability, emotional depth, systems-awareness, and care practices that move beyond simply helping people “function” within harmful environments.
Vanessa Solis, LMFT
Empowered Mind Therapy Center
California • EMDR • Brainspotting • Trauma Therapy
Vanessa works with people carrying emotional overwhelm, hypervigilance, burnout, intergenerational trauma, and long-standing survival patterns.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
children of immigrants
high-functioning anxiety
emotional survival beneath achievement
relational hypervigilance
queer and trans clients
people who feel emotionally “stuck” despite insight
Her approach integrates EMDR, Brainspotting, relational therapy, and nervous-system-aware care while recognizing how family systems, identity, migration, culture, and survival shape emotional experiences.
AJ Johnson, AMFT
Empowered Mind Therapy Center
California • EMDR • IFS • Trauma Therapy
AJ works with people carrying the weight of complex trauma, survival adaptations, and the emotional cost of navigating oppressive systems in the body, in relationships, and across generations.
Their work is especially grounded in supporting:
neurodivergent folks, especially ADHDers, Autistic, and AuDHD individuals
queer, trans, and gender expansive clients
BIPOC, multiracial, and diasporic people
former gifted kids, burnt-out perfectionists, and eldest daughters
athletes and ex-athletes recovering from toxic performance culture
people who feel emotionally stuck despite having the insight
anyone who was ever told they were too much, too sensitive, or too emotional
Their approach integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems, somatic therapy, and liberation-centered, decolonial practice, while recognizing how oppression, identity, relational wounding, and the nervous system are inseparable from the healing process.
Monique Jacobo-Evans, LCSW
Empowered Mind Therapy Center
California • Brainspotting • Liberation-Focused Care • Trauma Therapy
Monique works with people carrying the weight of anxiety, past trauma, burnout, and the emotional labor of navigating systems not built for them in their bodies, their relationships, and across generations.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
QTBIPOC women and mothers
first-generation and mixed-experience folks
young professionals and people navigating burnout
those working through intergenerational and historical trauma
youth (12 and up) finding their footing
people feeling disconnected from their sense of purpose and peace
Her approach integrates Brainspotting, Trauma-Focused CBT, narrative therapy, and feminist, decolonial practice, while honoring how identity, culture, motherhood, and systemic oppression shape emotional experience and the path toward healing.
Jessica Hernandez, LCSW
Empowered Mind Therapy Center
California • Brainspotting • Narrative Therapy • Trauma Therapy
Jessica works with people navigating trauma, grief, identity, and the layered experience of moving through a world that wasn't built with them in mind in their relationships, their sense of self, and across generations.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
QTBIPOC youth, adults, and families
first and second generation folks
eldest daughters of BIPOC households
people navigating grief, loss, and intergenerational family dynamics
intergenerational trauma cycle breakers
those ready to reconcile and integrate parts of themselves they've had to set aside
Her approach integrates EMDR, narrative therapy, somatic and parts work, and collective-care-centered, decolonial practice, while honoring how queer joy, lived identity, and community are not just personal but political acts of healing.
Shannon Kang, MA
Dear Therapy
Massachusetts • Neurodivergent-Affirming Care • Narrative Therapy • Trauma Therapy
Shannon works with people caught between worlds navigating cultural dislocation, identity, trauma, and the exhaustion of code-switching and performing okayness in systems that were never built for them.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
third culture kids, military kids, pastor's kids, and missionary kids
immigrants, first and second generation individuals
veterans and military-connected folks
queer and neurodivergent people
activists, community organizers, and sex workers
college and international students navigating culture shock and transition
people carrying religious, cultural, or identity-based trauma
Her approach weaves together Narrative Therapy, Queer Theory, and postmodern frameworks alongside DBT, CBT, and strengths-based care, while honoring how culture, power, lived identity, and the stories we inherit shape who we are and how we heal.
Modupeola Odegbami, LCSW
Phoenix Rising Centers
Rhode Island • Trauma-Informed Therapy • DBT • Identity-Affirming Care
Modupeola works with people carrying the weight of trauma, systemic harm, and the emotional toll of being defined by their hardest moments in their bodies, their relationships, and across the systems they've had to navigate.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
LGBTQ+ and transgender individuals
immigrants, migrants, and refugees
people impacted by the criminal legal system and reentry
those navigating grief, fertility journeys, and postpartum experiences
neurodivergent folks, including autistic individuals
people working through anger, emotional intensity, and regulation
those seeking care that is anti-racist, justice-informed, and culturally affirming
Her approach integrates CBT, DBT, CPT, mindfulness-based practices, and strength-based care, while honoring how trauma, poverty, culture, and systemic oppression shape the nervous system and the self, long before anyone thought to ask what support was needed.
Modupeola Odegbami, LCSW
Phoenix Rising Centers
Rhode Island • Trauma-Informed Therapy • DBT • Identity-Affirming Care
Modupeola works with people carrying the weight of trauma, systemic harm, and the emotional toll of being defined by their hardest moments in their bodies, their relationships, and across the systems they've had to navigate.
Her work is especially grounded in supporting:
LGBTQ+ and transgender individuals
immigrants, migrants, and refugees
people impacted by the criminal legal system and reentry
those navigating grief, fertility journeys, and postpartum experiences
neurodivergent folks, including autistic individuals
people working through anger, emotional intensity, and regulation
those seeking care that is anti-racist, justice-informed, and culturally affirming
Her approach integrates CBT, DBT, CPT, mindfulness-based practices, and strength-based care, while honoring how trauma, poverty, culture, and systemic oppression shape the nervous system and the self, long before anyone thought to ask what support was needed.