Understanding and affirming your racial identity is vital to personal growth and mental health. The Summit Counseling Center provides a safe, compassionate space to explore identity, address challenges, and build resilience and pride in who you are.
Are You Navigating Racial Identity Challenges?
Counseling may help if you:
- Feel conflicted or uncertain about racial or cultural identity
- Experience discrimination, bias, or microaggressions
- Want to understand how identity impacts relationships and well-being
- Seek to develop pride and confidence in your heritage
- Need support navigating cultural or societal pressures
Our Approach
Our therapists offer culturally sensitive care tailored to your experiences. We honor your story and values while providing tools for empowerment; your plan may include the methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Existential
- Experiential
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Sand Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Together, we work toward self-acceptance, empowerment, and mental wellness.
Your Identity Matters
With the right support, you can feel seen, valued, and confident in your authentic self.
Take the First Step Toward Embracing Your Identity
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