Specialization
Asian American Mental Health
Immigration trauma
Acculturation
Navigation through contradicting bicultural norms and expectations
Intergenerational trauma
Family of origin conflicts
Traditional and rigid family roles and obligations
Filial piety and other Confucian family values
Parental pressure for academic and career successes
Racism and racial identity challenges
Gender and sexual identity challenges
Alcohol and substance dependence
The following website offers thorough information for fellow Asian Americans starting out their journey of mental health healing and well-being:
Adoption
Story of relinquishment & adoption
Adult transracial/intercountry adoptees
Adoption trauma
Adoption triad
Attachment rupture & repair
Loss & grief
Complexity of adoptee experiences & intersectionality
Racial isolation
Internalized racism/oppression
Identity development & integration
Reconnection with country, people, and culture of origin
Birth family searches & reunions
The following website explains the special attention and consideration to be given when finding adoption-competent therapists:
https://iamadoptee.org/seeking-counsel-an-expert-panel-in-mental-health-shares-wisdom/
Nature-Informed Therapy
Nature as co-therapist
Impaired relationship with nature
Reconnection with the natural world
Inner-child work
Decolonized nature therapy
Mindfulness
Distress tolerance
Symbolism, metaphors, and meaning-making
Perspective shifts
Awe and spiritual transcendence
Rewilding
Reciprocity
The following website provides general definition and evidence-based benefits of Nature-Informed Therapy (aka Ecotherapy) on holistic well-being:
