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Blog by Dr. Bryan on Mental Health, Culture, Couples & Love, and Life as a Psychologist.
5 Ways Therapy Fails BIPOC Clients (And What Helps Instead)
Dr. Bryan examines why traditional therapy often misses BIPOC communities, drawing from clinical, teaching, and community-based work. This piece explores how culture is pathologized, trauma is individualized, and racism is minimized in the therapy room, while naming what actually supports healing through culturally responsive, decolonial, and race-conscious care.
Then They Came for Me
Dr. Bryan reflects on the fear and weaponization of denaturalization, drawing from personal experience as a former undocumented immigrant and naturalized citizen. This piece explores how citizenship is used as a tool of control and urges collective action to protect immigrant communities and democracy.
Choosing a Therapist as a Person of Color
In this blog, we explore key factors that BIPOC individuals should consider when selecting a therapist including acknowledging the significance of trauma and culturally responsive care.
When Men Cry
I now understand that crying is nothing to be ashamed of, but rather a natural part of being human. However, it was not always the case. Crying gives us an opportunity to process difficult emotions and emerge stronger than before. When we allow ourselves to freely express our feelings, we become kinder and more compassionate both towards others and ourselves. #InLakech
