Grey's Transition Story

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One of our newer therapists to our team, Vivi, shares a video interview with her son, Grey. Together they have a bilingual conversation in Spanish and English, about gender roles, Grey’s upbringing & experiences, and his story around his experience finding and being a part of the LGBTQ+ community. Vivi shares deep, personal insights on her conflict regarding a primarily catholic community upbringing, where tradition is far more heavily focused on than the individual. She shares her shift in mindset from being afraid of peoples reaction to her son’s identity, to taking pride in her family. Grey shares his experiences with depression and dysphoria, and how growing up feeling unsure of himself was hard to navigate. Throughout the conversation there’s a lot of wholesome beauty in this family’s experiences in acceptance, self-love, and comfort.


Viví, una de las nuevas terapeutas en nuestro equipo, comparte una entrevista por video con su hijo Grey. Juntos ellos tienen una conversación en español y en inglés sobre los géneros, el crecimiento de Grey y su experiencia de haber encontrado y ser parte de una comunidad LGBTQ+. Viví comparte su experiencia de manera profunda con respecto a su conflicto interno, ya que fue criada en una comunidad católica donde la tradición y el honor de la familia eran mucho más importante qué la libertad del individuo. Ella comparte sobre cómo este proceso la ayudó a ampliar su manera de pensar y a entender que la libertad del individuo también tiene que ser incluida, ya que es una parte importante de la felicidad. Grey comparte sus experiencias de depresión y disforia, y como en su niñez se sintió muy inseguro sobre sí mismo, y qué tan difícil fue vivir con ese sentimiento. A través de la conversación hay una hermosa expresión de un amor intacto que condujo a esta familia a la aceptación, amor propio, y paz interior.

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We are a group of depth-oriented mental health therapists who strive to embody values of liberation, welcome and honor all parts of our humanity, deeply appreciate intersectionality and empower all people to tell their story and experience acceptance, belonging and more meaningful relationships with self and others.

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The Umbrella Collective was developed to be a group practice where clients can see themselves reflected in their therapists from an inclusive standpoint. We consist of a network of talk therapists who specialize in working with an intersectional lens, centering the margins in the therapeutic work. We offer many different psychotherapy modalities, including psychodynamic, somatic, EMDR, CBT, Hypnotherapy, and Substance Abuse treatment. We provide consultation to individuals, families, and groups. Umbrella Collective mental health professionals are passionate about social justice, dedicated to ongoing training and education in best practices for BIPOC, LGBTQ people, and people who experience life on the margins. We are skilled at working with you and your intersecting identities.

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