Your cape is shredded…

Your mask is stifling …

Code-switching is making you forget who you are.

The weight of everything is getting to you. You work too much… You are numb a lot of time, and your body is betraying you. Even when you try to do everything you were told to do and learn all the things you were supposed to know to become the professional you are… They still underestimate you. You can't afford to take your foot off the gas; too many are depending on you to make it, and there is no way to really be ALL of who you are. You don't dare share how the “workspace” is hostile to you or not a place where all of you can be seen and understood. A space where you do not have to center the “dominant culture” but rather YOU be the sun in your universe.

No matter how hard you try, you aren’t like them and can never be. You can't let yourself feel all the feelings. They are too overwhelming. So you file them away or put them in neat little boxes so that you can get up again and do it all over. They say “you belong here” in their company statements and that they value diversity and inclusion. Still, the reality of daily micro-racial and gender assaults is a reminder that you are not the “norm” and that your whole self is too much for this place, and you make others feel intimidated or uncomfortable when you dare to share your truth. So the mask goes back on... All the while, rage builds.

You have numbed to the point of accepting this as normal. Lack of good sleep, a body that feels “off” or disconnected, feeling down or anxious, your anger seeping into other places and relationships that don't deserve it. You experience self-imposed isolation or distance from others because you're sick and tired of being sick and tired and don't want to talk about it.

But despite all this you want to be seen and to have someone see you.. ALL OF YOU. Without the cape, the masks, or the code-switching. You can take up as much space as you need and in the ways you need for that to be celebrated and encouraged. You can experience care and feel seen and supported to release the pain and begin to heal. To claim liberation within and outside of the box you are in, to find a way through, and to be all parts of you.

We help those who feel isolated, exhausted, experiencing shame/imposter syndrome, and can’t trust their sense of things. We love working with Black People, Queer People, BiPOC People, women in non-traditional work settings, and those “sitting in the margins” from those that they work with or the world in general to become the center of their own lives.

Our online therapy group centers on anti-oppression, trauma-informed, and cultural wisdom in our work. We sit at the intersection of many identities and experiences, and weave all of that together to be of service. We co-create a space where you can show up, be seen, and share your truth. We use all our experiences, training, deep empathy, wisdom, curiosity, and humor to show up and show out for our clients.

We feel humbled to do this work and for our deep relationships with our clients. We know that liberation work is an exchange of sorts, and when you become freer, so do others. Our clients usually see their therapist weekly, and then we reassess as the work deepens. If you like authentic spaces with active, direct, pragmatic, and creative therapists, email us at info@kinshipcounselingcollective.com.

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Create restoration and sacred space made just for you and your healing. Over time, we will find a path where you feel more grounded and connected to yourself, understand the larger context, and have real practices and valuable tools to step into whatever situation and bring all of you to the experience. We will find the right mix of antidotes that work for you against oppression and the daily grind.

Let’s work to find joy within the despair and release some of your pressure. You can put down your armor, mask, and cape, take up space, and experience your own liberation and the power of consciousness vulnerability. You will find ways to improve your relationship with yourself and be able to set and maintain healthy boundaries. You will know how to replenish your energy and release that righteous rage, transmuting it to be valuable to you and your work.

When genuinely witnessed and held in the “mess” of what is … that space is sacred and vital. Let's begin to create this space together.