IMMIGRATION TRAUMA THERAPY IN SEATTLE
AND THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON AND OREGON
Between Two Worlds
Immigration trauma isn’t always about one big event. It can come from years of uncertainty, loss, responsibility, or pressure to hold everything together.
Maybe you grew up between cultures, trying to translate not just language but expectations, emotions, and the weight your family carried.
Maybe you were the bridge—between countries, generations, values, or identities.
Maybe you learned to stay small, stay grateful, stay quiet, or stay strong because others had already sacrificed so much.
Over time, this kind of pressure becomes a way of life, even long after you’re “settled.”
Adapting Doesn't Have to Mean Disappearing
For many immigrants and first-gen adults, identity becomes a negotiation: between cultures, expectations, languages, and versions of you that were never fully yours. You might feel:
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Guilt for wanting something different
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Fear of disappointing your family
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Constant need to prove you belong
Together, we’ll sort through what’s yours, what you were taught to carry, and what you’re ready to lay down.
Reclaim Safety, Dignity, and a Self That Feels Whole
My approach centers your story, your nervous system, and the weight of both generational and lived experience. We’ll build safety first, then work toward the inner freedom to choose your own path—without apology. Healing isn’t about fitting into anyone’s mold; it’s about rewriting the narrative in your own voice and building a life that feels grounded, empowered, and truly yours.
Journey to healing
In treatment to heal from trauma, we will:
Finding safety
When you’ve spent years staying alert or holding everything together, slowing down can feel unsafe. We work gently with your nervous system to shift your body out of survival mode and into grounded safety that isn’t tied to others’ expectations.
Creating rest
Maybe you were the translator, the fixer, the achiever, the responsible one, or the peacekeeper.
Those parts weren’t mistakes—they were necessary.
Together, we honor them and help them rest so other parts of you can take up space.
Rewriting beliefs
Beliefs like “I can’t disappoint anyone,” “I have to be perfect,” or “My needs don’t matter” didn’t start with you. In therapy, we release their hold and dismantle their power, clearing space for beliefs that reflect your truth—not the pressure you grew up under.