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If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have
been the victim of and incurred the impact of negative
discrimination. If you have been harmed by
discrimination, I can help you overcome the negative
effects. If the discrimination is ongoing in your life, I
can help you develop strategic ways of coping and to
protect in your particular situation. It is important to me
not only to heal the wounds of injustice, but to be a part
of creating a more just world. **My private practice is open to, accepting and affirming of: all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual and gender orientations.** |
Have you ever been bullied due to your race, ethnicity,
gender or sexual orientation? 
Negative Discrimination hurts and for some leaves deep wounds and scars. Continued negative
discrimination is traumatic. Part of what hurts about discrimination is that it is based on “who you
are,” not on a behavior you can change. The ones who discriminate often take no responsibility for
their negative actions and the harm that results. Whether you are being discriminated against because
you are a woman, or a person of color, or of a certain religion, or of a sexual/gender orientation, or
have a disability or because someone thinks you are too fat/short/cognitively impaired, etc., it is wrong
and you might be experiencing the traumatic effects. This negative treatment may cause you to shut
down or to wall off important parts of yourself, for example. This can lead to depression or, on the
other hand, to an outbreak of violence. In our culture, we are inundated with violence. Our children,
who are exposed to this violence in many ways, are especially vulnerable to traumatic effects. Not only
do they take it inside themselves, but they also take it to the playground. Finally, most states have an
anti-bullying law under consideration.