Reclaim Asian American Womanhood

A Decolonizing, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Informed Therapy Group

 

Connect with other Asian American women who get it and restore your sense of dignity, belonging, and empowerment.

 

You may be a good fit for this group if you:

  • Are an Asian American woman

  • Live in Maryland or New York (or can be located there for sessions)

  • Often feel "not Asian enough” and/or “too Asian” depending on the context

  • Struggle to navigate predominately white environments and relationships

  • Often feel obligated to prioritize white people’s comfort at your own expense

  • Feel unsure of how to respond to microaggressions

  • Are tired of having to explain your gendered racialized experience and still feel like people don’t get it

  • Feel gaslit by others and yourself when speaking about hurtful racialized experiences

  • Feel chronically unseen as an Asian American woman, even by those close to you

  • Are committed to social justice, but feel a lack of clarity about your position within existing conversations

About the group

Spurred by rising anti-Asian hate and the Atlanta Spa shootings, I started this group in 2022 to close the gap between Asian American women’s need for support and the relative lack of available Asian American providers. I quickly realized that the group itself was a powerful conduit for individual and collective healing, and that Asian American women have a vital role to play in decolonization and imagining new ways of relating to the world.

The group content is inspired by my research on Asian American racialization, psychology, and psychoanalysis; my clinical experience with 1.5 and 2nd generation Asian American women; my training as a trauma and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist; and my lived experience as a cishet 2nd generation Taiwanese American woman.

This group offers:

  • community and a sense of belonging with people who get it without explanation

  • guided in-depth exploration and clarification of your gendered racialized identities

  • language and frameworks for describing and understanding gendered Asian American racialization and its impact

  • potent skills for independent therapeutic work

  • a deeper connection to yourself and others

  • more confidence to take up space and find support in your life

  • an increased sense of compassion and self-acceptance, especially with regard to gendered Asian American racialization

  • extensive resources for further individual and collective healing

Recruitment is now closed.

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